by Daily Headlines | Dec. 10, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– Dustin Burrows Faces Scrutiny Over ‘Speaker-Elect’ Designation – Border County Judge Joins Republican Party – UT-Austin Course Promotes ‘LGBT’ Agenda
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 10, 2024 | State
State Rep. Dustin Burrows, who is currently attempting a run for speaker of the House despite losing the Republican nomination for the position over the weekend, has lost yet another member he previously claimed as a supporter. In a post on X, State Rep. Sam Harless...
by Emily Medeiros | Dec. 10, 2024 | Local, West Texas
Update 12/11: Texas A&M International University confirmed Lechuga is no longer employed by the university. Carlos Jobany Castaneda Lechuga has been arrested for producing videos involving sexual exploitation of minors. U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced...
by Charles Blain | Dec. 10, 2024 | Houston, Local
The Houston City Council is preparing to consider a new ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals across the city. Short-term rentals are defined as units that are rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days, although the draft ordinance laid out in a recent...
by Emily Medeiros | Dec. 10, 2024 | State
A group of GOP county chairs from across Texas have signed on to a letter declaring their full support for State Rep. David Cook for speaker of the House. The letter, released Tuesday and led by Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French, states that any Republican...
by Michael Wilson | Dec. 10, 2024 | Houston, Local
Clear Creek Independent School District Trustees are discussing the possibility of placing a $214 million bond on the May 2025 ballot. During Monday evening’s workshop, trustee discussions centered on a proposed bond that would allocate hundreds of millions of...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 10, 2024 | Federal
A federal judge has blocked a Biden-Harris administration rule that required health insurance coverage for those brought across the border illegally as children. Texas and 18 other Republican-led states sued the federal government over the rule, which allowed Deferred...
by Robert Montoya | Dec. 10, 2024 | Investigations, Longhorn Scorecard, State
The University of Texas at Austin is offering an “Introduction to LGBT Studies” course this fall. A required course textbook promotes the sexualization of minors. The class syllabus revealed the political bent of the course offered this fall 2024 semester. A “land...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 10, 2024 | State
State Rep. J.M. Lozano has requested an official opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton regarding the legality of a candidate for Texas House speaker referring to themselves as “Speaker-Elect” without securing a clear majority of pledged votes. The...
by Come & Take It | Dec. 10, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
A rogue group of “Republicans,” led by Dustin Burrows, are working with Democrats to defeat the GOP caucus choice for Texas House Speaker David Cook. But, a recent GOP rule change could spell disastrous results for the RINO defectors.
by Mark Lee Dickson | Dec. 10, 2024 | Commentary
On Monday, the City Council of Ovilla (pop. 4,709) passed an “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Ovilla a Sanctuary City for the Unborn” in a 4-1 vote. The historic vote made the City of Ovilla, located about 20 miles from Dallas, the 53rd city in the State of...
by Addie Hovland | Dec. 10, 2024 | Federal
According to recent research from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, China is the chief producer of key ingredients for pharmaceutical medicine, and its dominance in this field is only continuing to grow. An analysis cited in the brief from China economy expert Niels...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 10, 2024 | Local, South Texas
LAREDO—Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina, once a member of the Democrat Party, has announced that he is switching parties and becoming a Republican. “My decision to switch parties wasn’t made lightly,” said Tijerina. “For years, I’ve...
by Erin Anderson | Dec. 10, 2024 | Local, Metroplex
More than four years after he was caught with a box full of fraudulently obtained mail-in ballots, Carrollton mayoral candidate Zul Mohamed pleaded guilty Monday to 109 voter fraud felonies. A Denton County jury will decide Mohamed’s punishment, which could be from 2...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Dec. 10, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Marc Lotter Marc Lotter is the Chief Communications Officer at America First Policy Institute. Previously, Marc served as Director of Strategic Communications for the Trump 2020 campaign. He was also a special assistant to the president...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Dec. 10, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Joe Digenova is a former United States Attorney for Washington, D.C. and Victoria Toensing is the former Chief Counsel for the Senate Intelligence Committee.
by Texas Scorecard | Dec. 10, 2024 | Commentary
State Rep. David Cook of Mansfield has been nominated by the Texas House GOP caucus as their candidate for speaker. Yesterday, we asked readers what should happen to Republicans who break ranks and join Democrats in electing someone else. Do you want to participate in...
by Texas Minute | Dec. 10, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Trump Jr. Rips GOP Defectors in Speaker Showdown… Vote for Speaker is the Vote on School Choice… Lawmakers Will Be Asked to Reform Public Education… Texas GOP Calls to Rein in Texas Ethics Commission… Teacher Arrested for Displaying Harmful Materials to...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 9, 2024 | State
The largest county’s Republican Party is urging two of its local lawmakers to support State Rep. David Cook for Speaker of the House and to reject State Rep. Dustin Burrows’ attempt to secure the position by courting Democrat votes. A resolution passed at Monday...
by Daily Headlines | Dec. 9, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– Speaker Race Update – Constitutional Amendment Proposed to Let Attorney General Prosecute Election Crimes – Reports Suggest Migrants Encamped in Mexico Will Go Home After Trump Inauguration
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