by The Liberty Cafe | Sep. 9, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Whether it is transgender children, mask mandates, or heavy government regulation, society today is embracing a lot of crazy ideas. Today, on Episode 47 of the Liberty Café, we examine the role that “experts”–and our willingness to listen to them–is playing in the...
by Erin Anderson | Sep. 9, 2021 | Local
Across Texas, local governments are in the final stages of deciding how they will spend taxpayers’ money in the coming year and are setting property tax rates to pay for that spending. Savvy taxpayers are paying attention. While the time to protest property tax...
by Jacob Asmussen | Sep. 8, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — After a nationally known child abuse case in Texas, and a years-long fight to protect children, Texans are wondering why state officials continue to allow medical professionals to disfigure minors across the state—and why they’re prioritizing dogs instead. On...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Sep. 8, 2021 | State
Texas owes the federal government billions of dollars, but due to inaction by the state Legislature, they are on track to owe millions more. Monday, September 6, was more than just a federal holiday. It was also the deadline by which the state of Texas was to pay back...
by Robert Montoya | Sep. 8, 2021 | Local
A government entity with a history of mismanaging taxpayer monies is considering billing taxpayers even more. When Tarrant Regional Water District announced a September 20 property tax hearing for citizens to voice their opinion, they failed to show the property tax...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Sep. 8, 2021 | State
For almost two decades, Republicans have controlled all statewide offices and both chambers of the Texas Legislature. Despite this reality and campaign promises to the contrary, legislative priorities of the Republican Party of Texas have repeatedly been ignored....
by Robert Montoya | Sep. 8, 2021 | Local
Citizens reacted strongly to the announcement that Angela West, wife of Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West, wasn’t intoxicated despite being arrested for driving while intoxicated. While questions remain about who else may have been wrongfully...
by Erin Anderson | Sep. 8, 2021 | Local
An expedited special election is set for September 28 to fill the Texas House District 118 seat vacated by State Rep. Leo Pacheco (D–San Antonio). Pacheco resigned his state House seat last month to accept a teaching position at San Antonio College. Gov. Greg Abbott...
by Brandon Waltens | Sep. 7, 2021 | State
Less than a week after the state Legislature ended a second called special session, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is calling lawmakers back later this month. But while the agenda is smaller than previous special sessions, some GOP priorities—such as a ban on child...
by Jacob Asmussen | Sep. 7, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — As businesses and elected officials across the nation bash Texas for a new pro-life law, a glaring question remains: Why are some people furious that Texas no longer allows the killing of most children? On September 1, the Texas Heartbeat Act officially took...
by The Luke Macias Show | Sep. 7, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Today we tackle abortion. It’s an issue that I’ve been involved with since first getting involved in politics. I actually share a birthday with the tragic supreme court ruling, roe v. wade. The Texas Heartbeat act is dominating the news right now and today...
by Robert Montoya | Sep. 7, 2021 | Local
Dallas and Fort Worth officials are proposing hiking taxes while citizens continue to recover from 2020’s government-imposed economic restrictions and shutdowns. The Texas Legislature still has yet to deliver property tax relief. Meanwhile, the Dallas City...
by Brandon Waltens | Sep. 7, 2021 | State
Despite calls from conservatives, the Republican Party of Texas, and even Gov. Greg Abbott, the Legislature has adjourned without approving or even considering punishments for the Democrat House members who left Austin and froze progress on priority legislation for...
by This Week in Texas | Sep. 6, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
What Was Left on the Table? The second called special legislative session concluded with mixed results. There were no penalties for those who broke quorum. There were no changes to what constitutes a legislative quorum. There was no tangible property tax relief. Even...
by Robert Montoya | Sep. 4, 2021 | State
Laws, enforcement, citizen vigilance, and safe places are all needed to stop sex trafficking. But a leader in the fight against the modern slave trade says the most important part is someone the government has tried to suppress. Every year, there are 29.1 million sex...
by Jill Glover | Sep. 3, 2021 | Commentary
As many parents are becoming aware, schools are no longer a trusted place to send your children, and the worldview presented now no longer likely matches that of the parents. This is evident by two bills that just passed the Texas Legislature. The first bill is Senate...
by Erin Anderson | Sep. 3, 2021 | State
Just before Thursday’s abrupt end to the state’s latest lawmaking session, Texas senators approved an election measure many said is long overdue: setting a civil procedure for initiating county-level reviews of election irregularities that, if left unresolved, could...
by Jacob Asmussen | Sep. 3, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — “I keep asking myself: Why do we have to work this hard to get our elected officials to protect children in this state?” Jeff Younger, a Dallas-area father who’s been trying to protect his son in a nationally known child abuse case, recently summarized the...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Sep. 3, 2021 | State, Uncategorized
As soon as the second called special legislative session concluded, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked Gov. Greg Abbott to include the legislation requiring that public school students only play in athletics associated with their biological sex on a future special session...
by The Autopsy Files | Sep. 3, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
It has been a longtime goal of fiscal conservatives to strengthen the state’s limits on spending. During the 87th Legislative Session this year, a big step was made toward that goal. Texas’ current constitutional spending limit—defined statutorily for years as...
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