by Joseph Trimmer | Feb. 17, 2025 | Houston, Local
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt accused a local news station of comparing Republican school board members’ actions to those of the Nazis. The video by NBC affiliate KPRC 2 shows an on-air personality ripping pages from a book interspersed with old footage of Nazis burning books...
by The Kambree Show | Feb. 17, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Video
Videos of Texas parents roasting Allen Independent School District officials for failing to remove sexually explicit books from students’ libraries have gone viral.
by Brandon Waltens | Feb. 17, 2025 | State
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking the unusual step of siding against the Texas Ethics Commission in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Rather than defending the state agency, he has filed an amicus brief supporting Michael Quinn Sullivan, a conservative...
by Erin Anderson | Feb. 17, 2025 | Local, West Texas
A high school football coach who admitted to sexually abusing a 15-year-old female student was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison but plans to appeal. During sentencing, the coach’s younger sister revealed that he had also victimized her years earlier....
by Erin Anderson | Feb. 17, 2025 | Central Texas, Local, West Texas
Two female teachers were sentenced to probation after admitting to sex crimes involving students. Neither woman will be required to register as a sex offender. Former Forsan Independent School District coach Kendall Jaye Phillips, 26, pleaded guilty to improper...
by Michael Wilson | Feb. 17, 2025 | Houston, Local
Gov. Greg Abbott has demanded an investigation into Bellaire High School by the Texas Education Agency after Moms for Liberty spoke during a school board meeting about a concerned parent who claims her daughter was socially transitioned without her knowledge or...
by Adam Cahn | Feb. 17, 2025 | Austin, Local
Round Rock Independent School District has been hit with yet another allegation of impropriety. According to a social media post by former Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone, the embattled district paid tens of thousands of dollars to Trustee Tiffanie Harrison. At the...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Feb. 17, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris and Sean talk about the border, DOGE and how Canadian hockey found the meaning of FAFO.
by Texas Minute | Feb. 17, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Chinese AI App…
New York Stock Exchange Announces Expansion Into Texas… Law Would Expand Protections Against Explicit Books in Schools… ‘Security Council’ Proposed for Research...
by Real Texans | Feb. 16, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
In this edition of REAL TEXANS, we visit with Conroe’s Brandon Creighton, the Texas Senate’s Committee on Education chairman. He talks candidly about the fight to eliminate DEI and reclaim schools weaponized against Texas values.
by Daily Headlines | Feb. 14, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– Texas Senate Passes Billions in New Property Tax Relief – State Sen. Paxton Files Measure to Expand Protections Against Explicit Books in Schools – New York Stock Exchange Announces Expansion Into Texas
by Erin Anderson | Feb. 14, 2025 | Local, Metroplex
UPDATED February 16. The police chief of an Arlington charter school district says his investigation into sexual abuse of students, which has already resulted in three arrests, is “far from done.” During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Newman International...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 14, 2025 | State
One lawmaker is advocating for the creation of a Higher Education Research Security Council to promote secure research and mitigate espionage. According to a new report, Texas now leads the nation with 16 Tier 1 research institutions. These universities, according to...
by Sydnie Henry | Feb. 14, 2025 | State
Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The investigation focuses on DeepSeek’s privacy practices and its claims of rivaling advanced AI models like...
by Michael Wilson | Feb. 14, 2025 | Houston, Local
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare has dismissed charges against eight former police officers involved in the Harding Street raid, citing insufficient evidence for conviction. The decision has led to heated exchanges with former DA Kim Ogg, who accuses Teare...
by The Kambree Show | Feb. 14, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Video
New committee assignments released by Speaker Dustin Burrows reveal that Democrats continue to wield significant influence in the Texas House.
by Will Biagini | Feb. 14, 2025 | State
A New York-based doctor has been blocked from prescribing abortion drugs to Texans. Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Dr. Margaret Carpenter in December 2024 for mailing abortion pills to a Collin County resident despite not being a licensed Texas physician—a...
by Luca Cacciatore | Feb. 14, 2025 | State
A measure filed in the Texas Senate would expand parental rights and existing protections against explicit books in the state’s public school system. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick listed “Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools” as one of his top 25 priorities...
by Daniel Greer | Feb. 14, 2025 | Analysis, Local, West Texas
Jeff Davis County, the West Texas home of the McDonald Observatory, has a perfect record of lowering rates across its taxing entities. This county is one of the smallest in the state, with a population of 1,856. The county has just three tax entities to track, so...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Feb. 14, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Elena Barbera was an average American mom. Now she’s a filmmaker of the documentary, “American Groomer.” It’s a wake-up call to American parents on how our children are being sexualized in school and how it came to pass that in 39 states...
