by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | May. 1, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Congressman Ralph Norman represents the 5th congressional district in South Carolina. He has a background in the construction business as a commercial real estate developer. As such, he brings unique and necessary local business experience to Congress.
by Exposed | May. 1, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Texas is facing an unprecedented open border crisis. As Mexican drug cartels smuggle indentured servants and drugs across the southern border, Texans are struggling to fend off the invasion. This episode of Exposed: Border Invasion sheds light on how the crisis is...
by Brandon Waltens | Apr. 30, 2023 | State
The battle between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan over competing property tax relief plans is heating up, with former President Donald Trump throwing his support behind Patrick’s proposal. Both the House and Senate have passed differing versions of...
by Sydnie Henry | Apr. 29, 2023 | State
Hundreds rallied at the Texas Capitol Saturday in support of border security as the invasion on Texas’ southern border continues. A crowd stood on the south lawn as speakers from across the country encouraged Texas to stand in the gap to secure the border as the...
by Katy Marshall | Apr. 28, 2023 | Local, West Texas
Faculty members at West Texas A&M University held a no-confidence vote against President Walter Wendler after he prevented students from organizing a drag show on campus. The Faculty Senate—consisting of 25 elected members—initiated a five day voting process in...
by Sydnie Henry | Apr. 28, 2023 | Commentary
In March, two members of Texas Scorecard’s studio team and I traveled down to the border to capture interviews and images of life in Del Rio (Val Verde County), Eagle Pass (Maverick County), and Bracketville (Kinney County)––some of the most highly trafficked...
by Texas Scorecard | Apr. 28, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Video
by Brandon Waltens | Apr. 28, 2023 | State
With talk of a potential special session in the Texas Legislature heating up, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’s not scheduling any vacation plans this summer. In an interview with Texas Scorecard, Patrick described how the Senate was able to pass all 30 of his...
by Darrell Frost | Apr. 28, 2023 | State
Texas House members have approved legislation that would force district attorneys to think twice about turning a blind eye to certain crimes under the guise of “prosecutorial discretion.” Passed by a vote of 97-51, House Bill 17 by State Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield)...
by Darrell Frost | Apr. 28, 2023 | State
A bipartisan group of senators has passed a measure that aims to protect individual rights from restrictions and mandates intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Senate Bill 1024 by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) was approved this week by an 18-12 vote,...
by Texas Scorecard | Apr. 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Texas State Sen. Charles Perry bucked the rest of his Republican colleagues in the Texas Senate by voting against a ban on foreign ownership of Texas land.
by Sydnie Henry | Apr. 28, 2023 | Local, Metroplex
When outraged parents exposed explicit materials in school libraries this past year, one Texas dad was banned from school property for speaking out—a months-long suspension that has only just been lifted. Samuel Hall, whose children attend schools in McKinney...
by Kristen Stanciu | Apr. 28, 2023 | Investigations, State
Another well-funded, tech-adjacent nonprofit has been allowed into Texas’ education apparatus. Their connections and ideological bent are a cause for concern as to what public servants have let into our children’s system. As has been covered throughout this...
by Emily Medeiros | Apr. 28, 2023 | State
As Texas approaches the one year anniversary since the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the Texas House has passed legislation that would require schools to have armed security guards. House Bill 3 by State...
by Texas Scorecard | Apr. 28, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Video
State Sen. Brandon Creighton discusses the Senate’s efforts to rid higher education of CRT and DEI programs, as well as the status of his school choice proposal. Plus, Robert Montoya talks about the leftist nonprofits working their way into Texas schools....
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Apr. 28, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Very few of us are up to the task of saving the Republic, says Michael Quinn Sullivan in today’s reflection – but each of us should be honored when we are counted among the patriots advancing the cause of liberty.
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 28, 2023 | Commentary, Life
Not long ago I was chatting with a fairly well-known conservative personality. He was lamenting that he “had” to be in the fight. As he talked about all the other things he thought he would “rather” be doing than be engaged in the cause of liberty, my thoughts turned...
by Erin Anderson | Apr. 27, 2023 | State
Texas GOP priority legislation to restore felony penalties for illegal voting has finally advanced in the state House, with Republicans approving the measure and Democrats opposed. House Bill 1243 by State Rep. Cole Hefner (R–Mount Pleasant) received preliminary...
