by Texas Scorecard | Jul. 20, 2019 | State
Surrounded by her loving family, Debbie Terry passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, July 17, 2019. Debbie was a loving wife to Tim Terry for 40 years, mother to four wonderful children, and “Bunny” to seven grandchildren. Debbie was one of a kind, a woman of...
by Cary Cheshire | Jul. 19, 2019 | State
Before lawmakers even arrived in Austin for the 86th Texas Legislative Session, one issue was already at the forefront: monuments and memorials. Across the nation, far-left activists and their allies in the media began active campaigns demanding they be removed from...
by 1836 Studios | Jul. 19, 2019 | Texas Scorecard Video
Despite being a legislative priority for the Republican Party of Texas, legislation to ban taxpayer dollars from funding lobbyists failed to make it out of the recent legislative session. So, what happened?Cary Cheshire & Brandon Waltens answer that question in...
by Carly Good | Jul. 19, 2019 | Commentary
Many cities have jumped on the bandwagon of renewable energy initiatives in recent years. In Central Texas alone, Austin, Georgetown, and now San Antonio—who all maintain a municipally owned electricity provider from which their residents are forced to purchase...
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 19, 2019 | State
One of Texas’ largest taxpayer-funded lobbying organizations is urging cities across the state to “shake the money tree” by raising taxes on their citizens. The Texas Municipal League, which consists of over 1,100 Texas cities, made the statement during a conference...
by Owen Stroud | Jul. 19, 2019 | Sports
A thousand-yard smile will appear on League City Clear Falls High and Houston Stellar Volleyball Club star Mia Johnson’s face when she looks back on the summer before her junior year.Johnson, who stands 5-foot-11, helped the Stellar 16’s squad win the 2019 USA...
by Owen Stroud | Jul. 19, 2019 | Sports
Former Lamar High School, Texas Longhorns and NFL standout Brian Orakpo will be inducted into UT’s Hall of Honor, the school recently announced.As a senior for the Longhorns in 2008, Orakpo earned numerous honors including the Nagurski Trophy as the...
by Cary Cheshire | Jul. 18, 2019 | Federal
On Thursday morning, Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards announced a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Cornyn, joining what is already shaping up to be an increasingly crowded field of Democrat primary candidates. Edwards, a Harvard-educated...
by Bob Hall | Jul. 18, 2019 | Commentary
In what can only be characterized as an extreme miscarriage of justice, the Texas Department of Child Protective Services (CPS) got an emergency court order in Kaufman County to remove a 4-year-old boy from his family. On June 20, 2019, the 4-year-old was forcefully...
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 18, 2019 | Local
With the state lawmakers passing legislation to offer voters more control over skyrocketing property taxes, one Central Texas city council is attempting to cash in by bilking citizens ahead of the law’s effective date next year. The city council of Hutto, an...
by Rachel Bovard | Jul. 18, 2019 | Commentary
One unanticipated side effect of the political moment we are currently living through is that it has made all participants very honest — particularly Democrats and leftists. The party that, for years, eye-rolled at allegations of socialism is now practically being...
by Ross Kecseg | Jul. 18, 2019 | State
Texas’ voter registration process relies upon an honor system. The state does not require voter registration applicants to provide proof of citizenship, nor do state officials independently verify their citizenship status. The exact number of noncitizens on the voter...
by Reagan Reed | Jul. 18, 2019 | Local
With the 86th Legislative Session now complete, it is time for Montgomery County taxpayers to evaluate how their legislators performed on key issues. According to the recently released 2019 Fiscal Responsibility Index, the members of Montgomery County’s legislative...
by 1836 Studios | Jul. 18, 2019 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Episode 94: Matt Stringer, Sam Samson, and Brandon Waltens give listeners a run down on the latest from around the Lone Star State. Michael Berry from First Liberty tells us about the landmark Supreme Court decision in the Bladensburg Cross case. Empower Texans...
by Owen Stroud | Jul. 18, 2019 | Sports
Norman Grimes Jr., a former track star at Canyon High School, claimed second place in the 400-meter hurdles at the NACAC Championships on July 5 in Queretaro, Mexico.Grimes, who is coming off a strong showing for Texas Tech’s national championship team, earned...
by Owen Stroud | Jul. 18, 2019 | Sports
College Park alumnus Jonathan Tybur recently brought home a gold medal in swimming at the World University Games, which was held July 3-14 in Napoli, Italy.Tybur got his gold as part of Team USA’s first-place finish in the preliminaries of the 400-meter medley...
by Owen Stroud | Jul. 18, 2019 | Sports
Texas A&M’s Courtney Dow, a Frisco native who had a stellar golf career at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, recently was named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.One of the qualifications for the honor is having a...
by Thomas Warren | Jul. 17, 2019 | Local
Lee Elementary School in Amarillo, which was first opened in 1951, will soon get a complete name change following the school district board’s unanimous vote. This week, Amarillo Independent School District trustees voted unanimously to approve the final renaming...
by Texas Scorecard | Jul. 17, 2019 | Federal
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee advanced several pieces of legislation as part of committee Republicans’ American Security Agenda. Legislation in the markup was introduced by Congressman Van Taylor (TX-03), H.R. 3246, the Traveling Parents Screening...
by Erin Anderson | Jul. 17, 2019 | Local
Amid cries of “Shame on you!” Allen residents left Tuesday night’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting disappointed; their concerns about a proposed high-density development in the city’s central business district had once again been ignored by the city and...
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