by Brandon Waltens | Apr. 18, 2022 | State
Dennis Bonnen, the former speaker of the Texas House, only served one term in the position before being ousted in a public abuse of office scandal. Now Gov. Greg Abbott and current House Speaker Dade Phelan are set to headline an event honoring the disgraced former...
by Texas Scorecard | Apr. 18, 2022 | Decision Texas, State
As Texas prepares for the onslaught of illegal border crossers following the Biden administration’s repeal of Title 42, Texas Scorecard reached out to all the Republican candidates in the runoff election for the state legislature to ask whether they would support...
by Mark Lee Dickson | Apr. 18, 2022 | Commentary
On Thursday, April 14, the city council of the City of Abilene, Texas (population 124,407), heard from residents regarding the passage of an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The ordinance, which requires two readings, was on the...
by The Headline | Apr. 15, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
In this week’s episode, Brandon speaks with Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller about the rising cost of food and what Texas can do to fight back. Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are both getting involved in runoff races, but endorsing completely different...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 15, 2022 | Commentary, Life
Those who impose taxes are quick to plead righteousness of the levy, as though it were a divine sacrament. We’re told we should feel some sort of patriotic zeal for bearing the burden of a bloated government that far exceeds its constitutional size. When the ruling...
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Apr. 15, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
When the ruling elite in Jerusalem tried to trip up Jesus and ask about the Roman tax burden, He famously deflected. “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Jesus knew they weren’t really curious about tax policy; they...
by Sydnie Henry | Apr. 14, 2022 | Decision Texas, Local, Metroplex
Former Southlake Mayor Laura Hill and local activist Nate Schatzline are competitors for the open seat in Texas House District 93. The runoff election in May will determine the Republican candidate for the district. However, Schatzline has alleged that Hill is not...
by Katy Marshall | Apr. 14, 2022 | Federal
As prices for gasoline, food, and other commodities continue to rise across the United States, Americans face increasing financial strain from inflation. This week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March 2022. That month,...
by Erin Anderson | Apr. 14, 2022 | State
A group of activist Texas school librarians intent on keeping age-inappropriate books in student libraries is receiving a national award for defending children’s access to any reading material they want. On Tuesday, the Chicago-based American Association of School...
by Jacob Asmussen | Apr. 14, 2022 | State
Though citizens across the nation may have already forgotten the subsided flu-like coronavirus, many government officials are still using it as an excuse to force new discriminatory rules on them. On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a formal legal...
by Brandon Waltens | Apr. 13, 2022 | State
Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott announced new measures the state would take in response to the influx of illegal aliens crossing the state’s southern border. That included a call for “enhanced safety inspections of vehicles” by Department of Public Safety officers at...
by Jacob Asmussen | Apr. 13, 2022 | Central Texas, Local
More details have been uncovered in Austin Independent School District’s weeklong celebration of hazardous sexual behaviors and gender confusion. The Situation Previously, Texas Scorecard revealed Austin ISD’s “Pride Week” (March 21-26) promoted LGBT sexual...
by Sydnie Henry | Apr. 13, 2022 | State
After hard-fought legal battles to save baby Tinslee Lewis from death by withdrawal of life-saving hospital care, the 3-year-old is home with her family. A Brief History When a hospital decides to use Texas’ “10-day rule,” basic life-sustaining care is...
by Brandon Waltens | Apr. 13, 2022 | State
With endorsements continuing to be rolled in runoff election campaigns, a growing trend is beginning to emerge as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott have endorsed opposing candidates in five races, with potentially more to come. In House District 12, Cruz has...
by The Liberty Cafe | Apr. 13, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Even a brief survey of the world around us makes it obvious that our culture is falling apart. This week, we take a look at some of the problems we are facing and how our hope for the redemption of our culture can only be found in God’s Word.
by Sydnie Henry | Apr. 12, 2022 | Central Texas, State
TEMPLE — A 900,000-square-foot Hyperscale Data Center for the technology giant Meta, formerly Facebook, was announced late last month. Temple will house the second Meta data center in Texas, with the first located in Fort Worth. According to the Temple Economic...
by Katy Marshall | Apr. 12, 2022 | State
Amid the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, schools across Texas elected to implement various forms of virtual learning in their classrooms. As a result, children and teens across Texas experienced an unprecedented barrage of mental health issues, and many began failing...
by Erin Anderson | Apr. 12, 2022 | State
A new model policy to help local school boards keep obscene books out of students’ libraries is meeting with tentative approval from Texas parents. On Monday, the Texas Education Agency released updated guidelines for selecting and removing school library materials....
by The Luke Macias Show | Apr. 12, 2022 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
A lot continues to happen in Texas politics. We start off this week talking about Greg Abbott’s new border policies, one having positive effects and the other an insulting gimmick. The portion that is having a positive effect was actually a plank in the Don...
by Jacob Asmussen | Apr. 12, 2022 | Central Texas, Local
ROUND ROCK — A contentious saga continues in a “safe and suburban” Central Texas community. This month, the Round Rock Independent School District appealed to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for permission to conceal an investigation report of recently hired...
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