by Erin Anderson | Jun. 3, 2022 | Local, Metroplex
A public feud between a Frisco-based state lawmaker and a local school superintendent over sexually explicit books in students’ libraries heated up this week. On Thursday, State Rep. Jared Patterson (R–Frisco) wrote an open letter criticizing Frisco Independent School...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Jun. 3, 2022 | Commentary, Life
In the 1980s, Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox parroted the long-standing leftist line that parents shouldn’t be trusted to raise their kids, let alone educate them at home. The Texas judiciary eventually laughed those arguments out of court, but that school of...
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Jun. 3, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
In this week’s podcast, Michael Quinn Sullivan explores the “awesome” responsibility of parents to educate their children so that they can grow into responsible, self-governing adults able to lead the republic into the future.
by The Headline | Jun. 3, 2022 | Hide from Homepage, Texas Scorecard Video
This week on The Headline, Chris McNutt of Texas Gun Rights talks about Beto O’Rourke’s latest flip flop on gun grabbing as well as Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for “firearm safety” legislation. Plus, Tim Hardin of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility explains their brand new...
by Brandon Waltens | Jun. 2, 2022 | State
UPDATE: After pressure, Gov. Greg Abbott has made a donation to the Republican Party of Texas Convention. It is currently unknown whether he will speak at the convention, or how large the donation is. Original Article: Gov. Greg Abbott appears positioned to skip the...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 2, 2022 | Central Texas, Local
UPDATED June 3, 2022 to include a bond consultant purchase order. Officials in yet another Texas school district have been caught boosting passage of property tax-backed bonds worth millions by monitoring which district staff and parents had voted and urging...
by Sydnie Henry | Jun. 1, 2022 | State
Under the guise of “comprehensive sex education,” school boards across the state are implementing a controversial new health curriculum for high schoolers—and many districts are keeping parents in the dark. Notably, this health course is not labeled as a sex education...
by Katy Marshall | Jun. 1, 2022 | State
Ahead of the 2023 legislative session, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) released their Texas Prosperity Plan, a three-step initiative aiming to “go on offense” and halt the growth of Texas’ government. In their plan, TFR lays out three steps they believe will...
by The Liberty Cafe | Jun. 1, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Many people, even Christians, have made idols of science and experts in recent years. Listen in this week as we walk through some of my favorite books that debunk myths about experts and can help us return to the biblical roots of science.
by Brandon Waltens | Jun. 1, 2022 | State
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke is back to endorsing mandatory gun confiscation again, after a recent series of public flip-flops on the issue. When campaigning for Senate against Ted Cruz in 2018, O’Rourke largely stayed away from the issue,...
by Brandon Waltens | Jun. 1, 2022 | State
As Democrats call for a special session to clamp down on Texans’ gun rights in the wake of last week’s tragic shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, Gov. Greg Abbott has requested that leaders of the state Legislature create special committees charged with developing...
by Erin Anderson | May. 31, 2022 | Local, Metroplex
A battle brewing for months within a North Texas school board between the education establishment and a conservative trustee came to a head in a special meeting held Tuesday morning. McKinney Independent School District board members voted 6-1 to censure trustee Chad...
by Katy Marshall | May. 31, 2022 | State
In preparation for the 2023 legislative session, state delegates at the Republican Party of Texas Convention from June 16-18 will select new party priorities. The Republican Party of Texas holds a statewide convention before each legislative session. Though the...
by The Luke Macias Show | May. 31, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
John Cornyn is trying to take full advantage of the Uvalde crisis to pass gun control legislation supported by national Democrats. What happened in Uvalde is truly heartbreaking. The details that have come out following this travesty are even more angering and work as...
by Sydnie Henry | May. 31, 2022 | State
Following the tragic Uvalde massacre last week, where 19 school children and two teachers were murdered in their classroom by a deeply disturbed 18-year-old man, some Republican state lawmakers are joining Democrat calls for a special session of the Texas Legislature....
by Nichole Reece | May. 31, 2022 | Central Texas, Commentary, Local
“There’s no need for raising your voice. You do have a microphone,” said Karen Freeman at a recent meeting of the Northside ISD board of trustees. Some observers understood her statement and tone as condescending and patronizing, totally dismissive of the pain of the...
by Erin Anderson | May. 27, 2022 | Local, Metroplex
After months of wrangling over sexually explicit books in students’ libraries, a majority of McKinney Independent School District trustees are trying to oust the lone conservative board member who has sided with parents in the debate over explicit books. The fight is...
by Sydnie Henry | May. 27, 2022 | Federal, State
Earlier this week, tragedy struck the small South Texas town of Uvalde when a deeply disturbed 18-year-old man murdered 19 school children and 2 teachers in their classroom. As President Joe Biden prepares to visit the devastated town on Sunday, he will not take the...
by Mark Lee Dickson | May. 27, 2022 | Commentary
On May 2nd, 2022 a draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion was leaked to POLITICO, revealing that the Supreme Court of the United States appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. While the Supreme Court’s official opinion in Dobbs v....
by Bob Hall | May. 27, 2022 | Commentary
While COVID exposed some serious government agency shortcomings, among the most egregious is that of the Texas Medical Board (TMB). The need for significant TMB reform is not new, and it is time to stop kicking this can down the road. It is well past time for the...
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