by Brandon Waltens | May. 25, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
At a press conference just one day after the tragic shooting that took the lives of 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, former Congressman Robert “Beto” O’Rourke attempted to put the spotlight on himself and his gubernatorial bid by...
by Andy Hopper | May. 25, 2022 | Commentary
In the past two years, homeschooling has increased by no less than 300 percent. Just a few years ago, more than 90 percent of all Texas students were educated in public schools. Today, one out of every eight students is homeschooled, and one out of every five is...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 25, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
In analyzing Tuesday night’s runoff elections in Texas, two big observations can be made: It was a good night for incumbents, but a less than stellar showing for the power of Gov. Greg Abbott’s endorsements. After being re-elected by 67 percent of voters in the March...
by The Liberty Cafe | May. 25, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Life can be complicated, but biblical truths are simple and straightforward. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we look at how progressives and liberals attempt to hide the consequences their actions regarding inflation, abortion, and racism by complicating the simple...
by Sydnie Henry | May. 25, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
House District 85 was heavily reconstructed during the redistricting process, losing Jackson County while gaining Colorado, Fayette, Austin, and Waller counties. HD 85 maintained Wharton County as well as a portion of Fort Bend County. The incumbent State Rep. Phil...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 24, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
In another blow to Gov. Greg Abbott’s endorsements in open seats for the Texas House, Terri Leo-Wilson defeated Patrick Gurski for the Republican runoff in House District 23. Covering Chambers and part of Galveston County, HD 23 is currently held by State Rep. Mayes...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 24, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
In the Tarrant County race to replace Republican State Rep. Matt Krause, Gov. Greg Abbott’s endorsed candidate Laura Hill was defeated by Nate Schatzline. Schatzline is a local activist; a pastor; the founder of For Liberty & Justice, an organization dedicated to...
by Katy Marshall | May. 24, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
Former State Sen. Dawn Buckingham won the runoff election for land commissioner with a majority of the vote, according to unofficial results reported by the Texas Secretary of State. Buckingham defeated challenger Dr. Tim Westley, Army veteran and former Republican...
by Sydnie Henry | May. 24, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
Unofficial results from the Texas Secretary of State show Attorney General Ken Paxton soundly defeated his Republican challenger, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, in Tuesday’s primary runoff election. The mood at Paxton’s Cedar Park watch party was...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 24, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
Concluding one of the most colorful races for the Railroad Commission in recent memory, incumbent Wayne Christian won the Republican Party’s nomination to his position on the three-person commission. Despite its name, the Railroad Commission oversees oil and gas in...
by The Luke Macias Show | May. 24, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Today is Election Day in a Republican runoff that has continued to get more heated as Austin elites have poured a mountain of money into attempts to buy concentrated power against the grassroots. Sydnie Henry just published a piece about how Joe Straus is joining the...
by Erin Anderson | May. 24, 2022 | Houston, Local
Republicans are once again slamming the performance of Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria, calling her “unfit” to be running elections in the state’s largest county. Longoria botched the March primary elections so badly, she was forced to resign—but...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 23, 2022 | State
The Texas Association of School Boards is set to leave Its parent organization, the National School Board Association, according to records obtained by Texas Scorecard. The National School Board Association made headlines last year following their letter to President...
by Sydnie Henry | May. 23, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
The Republican primary runoff election is Tuesday, May 24, and grassroots organization True Texas Project has made recommendations in races around the state. In the attorney general race, True Texas Project is solidly in favor of incumbent Ken Paxton over challenger...
by Sydnie Henry | May. 23, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
As the Republican primary runoff election occurs tomorrow, Tyler-based grassroots organizers at Grassroots America – We The People released their final list of endorsements. Notably, the Texas attorney general race did not receive an endorsement from GAWTP. On the...
by Sydnie Henry | May. 23, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
Former liberal House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio has spent $15,000 this past week funding establishment candidates through his Texas Forever Forward political action committee. His PAC’s latest finance reports show donations to establishment-backed candidates...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 23, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
In the final hours leading up to the primary runoff elections in Texas, liberal teacher unions and their affiliates are throwing last-minute cash to bolster their chosen candidates against conservative opposition. In doing so, they are teaming up with Gov. Greg...
by Texas Scorecard | May. 23, 2022 | State
With little fanfare on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott renewed his emergency COVID declaration for another 30 days. Texas is one of only 21 states continuing to operate under COVID emergency orders. On March 13, 2020, Abbott announced declaration of a state of emergency over...
by Mark Lee Dickson | May. 20, 2022 | Commentary
On Thursday, the City of Normangee, Texas (population 778), became the 44th city in Texas (and the 50th city in the United States) to pass an ordinance outlawing abortion. The passage of the measure also made Normangee the fifth city to have outlawed abortion in Leon...
by Erin Anderson | May. 20, 2022 | Local, Metroplex
A candidate’s false claim about his Second Amendment credentials has fired up a Texas House race in the final days before Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff election. The misleading mailer came from Frederick Frazier, who is facing off against Paul Chabot in...
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