by Destin Sensky | Feb. 26, 2019 | State
With 102 joint and coauthors, legislation banning red light cameras has more than enough lawmakers signed on to exceed the 76 votes necessary to pass out of the Texas House this session. Bedford Republican State Rep. Jonathan Stickland announced the House Bill 1631...
by Erin Anderson | Feb. 26, 2019 | State
A coalition of leftist groups who oppose verifying that Texas voters are U.S. citizens has pushed senate Democrats to block confirmation of the state’s top election official, hoping to stop his efforts to maintain secure elections. In a February 21 letter, the...
by Destin Sensky | Feb. 25, 2019 | State
The Texas House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development held its second meeting Monday morning, hearing public testimony and taking into consideration several bills that would implement job-killing mandates on the backs of Texas businesses. The...
by Brandon Waltens | Feb. 25, 2019 | State
Classroom teachers and school administrators found themselves at opposite ends Monday as the Texas Senate Finance Committee considered teacher pay raises. Senate Bill 3, filed by State Sen. Jane Nelson (R–Flower Mound), would give every teacher in Texas a permanent...
by Rachel Bovard | Feb. 25, 2019 | Commentary, Federal
A bipartisan howling is coming from Congress about President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build the border wall. And while hypocrisy in Washington is always in the water, on the question of immigration, there is enough of it to make your hair curl....
by 1836 Studios | Feb. 24, 2019 | Texas Scorecard Video
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joins the show to chat, and State Rep. Jonathan Stickland is back with another “Bad Bill of the...
by Erin Anderson | Feb. 22, 2019 | Local
For Dallas voters, the race to replace term-limited Mayor Mike Rawlings is on. Here are some numbers to know about the upcoming election: [icon name=”check-square-o” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Nine candidates are running in the...
by Brandon Waltens | Feb. 22, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
The fight for meaningful property tax reform continues in the Texas Legislature as legislation is set to receive a committee hearing in the Texas House next week.House Bill 2, like its companion Senate Bill 2, seeks to slow the growth of skyrocketing property taxes by...
by Brandon Waltens | Feb. 22, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
Legislation that seeks to end the pernicious phenomenon of taxpayer-funded lobbying will receive a hearing in the Texas House next week.A long-standing practice in the halls of the Texas Capitol, taxpayer-funded lobbying refers to cities, counties, and other local...
by Robert Montoya | Feb. 22, 2019 | Local
Frisco’s mayor suggested the city’s various homestead exemptions offered to Frisco residents, including one for senior citizens, may be repealed if local voters are allowed to weigh in on higher city tax bills.The state’s threshold for annual tax increases of 8...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 22, 2019 | Commentary
Members of the Texas Senate are set to take up an across-the-board pay raise for the state’s 340,000 classroom teachers. In a session that should be devoted to practical reforms with tangible results, this hits the mark… but is it a mark anyone cares about?...
by Thomas Warren | Feb. 22, 2019 | Local
Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson will face another opponent in her re-election bid in this May’s municipal elections. Activist Kip Billups announced his candidacy for Amarillo’s mayoral seat in the upcoming municipal elections. Billups, founder of local charity...
by Erin Anderson | Feb. 22, 2019 | Local
In less than 60 days, Dallas voters will start heading to the polls to cast ballots for one of nine candidates vying to be mayor of the ninth largest city in the country. The long list offers voters a variety of choices and a short time to decide which one is best...
by Owen Stroud | Feb. 22, 2019 | Sports
Allison Burleson thinks her first season as coach of the Rocksprings boys’ track team could be one for the ages.“We’re returning most of our guys from last year’s team that made quite a showing for themselves,” Burleson told Texas Scorecard. “A handful of our...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 21, 2019 | Federal
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s 2020 re-election bid was endorsed on Thursday by President Donald Trump. Senator John Cornyn has done an outstanding job for the people of Texas. He is strong on Crime, the Border, the Second Amendment and loves our Military and Vets. John has...
by Destin Sensky | Feb. 21, 2019 | State
Texas House Democrats rolled out their version of school finance reform, a plan that amounts to a massive spending increase but does provide significant property tax relief. Caucus Chairman Chris Turner (D–Grand Prairie) was joined on Thursday by a group of Democrat...
by Lauren Melear | Feb. 21, 2019 | Local
Wednesday night, Permian Basin residents were the first to get a 30-minute sneak peek at a documentary titled “Blowout,” which describes the current oil and gas surge as “great for business,” but an event that’s “polluting the air, overwhelming communities, and...
by Brandon Waltens | Feb. 21, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Brett Busby to the Supreme Court of Texas following last year’s retirement of former Justice Phil Johnson. “It is a distinct honor to appoint Brett Busby to serve on the Supreme Court of Texas,” said Abbott. “Brett’s respect for the...
by Brandon Waltens | Feb. 21, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
Legislation filed in the Texas Senate could help root out waste, fraud, and abuse in the Texas Education Agency. Senate Bill 933 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) would establish an Office of the Inspector General inside the TEA, the agency tasked with...
by Jacob Asmussen | Feb. 21, 2019 | Local
More and more Austin families are struggling to make ends meet, thanks to decisions by city officials. “When I bought this house 22 years ago, my property taxes were [roughly] $2,800 a year, which was doable,” said Austin homeowner Brendan Sipple. “Now they are...
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