by Erin Anderson | Jun. 29, 2021 | Local
UPDATED June 30 with comments from federal authorities. Another participant in a scheme involving bribes to Democrats on Dallas City Council has been found guilty in federal court of buying political favors from corrupt city officials. A jury convicted Dallas real...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Jun. 29, 2021 | State
A group of conservative Republicans in the Texas House have asked Gov. Greg Abbott to add eight conservative items to legislators’ to-do list in a special session. They also repeated messaging blaming Democrats for the failure to pass a number of conservative reforms,...
by Jacob Asmussen | Jun. 29, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — As the state Legislature prepares to reconvene for a special session in July, citizens are still wondering if Gov. Greg Abbott will have lawmakers address priority issues—such as protecting young women in Texas. Earlier this month, Abbott called for a special...
by Thomas Warren | Jun. 29, 2021 | Local
Just months after voters rejected the Amarillo City Council’s ballot proposal to issue $275 million in debt for a number of downtown projects, including renovations to the Amarillo Civic Center Complex, council members have voted to kickstart the process of...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Jun. 29, 2021 | State
Last week, Bill King announced he was driving to Austin to file paperwork and create a new political party in Texas called the Serve America Movement (SAM) Party. Bill King is a businessman, author, and attorney who was a former Houston mayoral candidate in both 2015...
by Jacob Asmussen | Jun. 29, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — Amid an escalating statewide fight over children’s biological identities, state government officials are disregarding biological reality on public birth documents. In 2019, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s state health department quietly revised the public “Birth...
by The Luke Macias Show | Jun. 29, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Last week, on Father’s Day, my dad spent some time talking to us about my grandfather. One of the stories he shared reminded me that I come from a legacy of men who refused to be defined by their race or ethnicity. The race-based Marxist ideology of...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Jun. 28, 2021 | State
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a revised disaster declaration in response to the ongoing border crisis, stripping major high-traffic areas from his original declaration. Originally issued in late May, the declaration included 34 counties along and near the...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Jun. 28, 2021 | State
Last week, the Texas House Democrat Caucus, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, the Legislative Study Group, and employees of the state Legislature represented by the Texas chapter of the AFL-CIO labor unions filed a petition...
by Brandon Waltens | Jun. 28, 2021 | 87th Session Autopsy Reports, State
What is critical race theory? Supporters of CRT believe that all laws, policies, and history are designed to keep white people in charge. In essence, they believe racism is involved in all aspects of our lives. Over the last few years, CRT has made its way into public...
by Tera Collum | Jun. 28, 2021 | State
Learning disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of Texas students not meeting grade-level proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels, according to “disheartening” data released today by the Texas Education Agency. On Monday, the...
by This Week in Texas | Jun. 28, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Abbott Calls for a Special Session When: Thursday, July 8, 2021 He has not yet specifically said what will be on the agenda. Based on his previous statements, however, we can make an educated guess. Ongoing RPT Chairman’s Race There are currently four...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 26, 2021 | State, Uncategorized
State authorities arrested a Texas woman accused of voter fraud after a grand jury indicted her on multiple felony charges related to mail ballots in a 2018 local election. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday his office’s Election Fraud Unit arrested...
by Robert Montoya | Jun. 25, 2021 | 87th Session Autopsy Reports, State
Thanks to Texans emphasizing to state lawmakers the importance of individual medical freedom, the Texas Legislature banned so-called “vaccine passports” for business customers statewide. But with the appearance of employer vaccine mandates for workers, the state’s...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 25, 2021 | State
Two leftist organizations purporting to represent Latino voters are suing to block a new Texas law passed by Republicans to prevent people from illegally voting where they don’t live. But the lawsuit exclusively targeting Democrat county election officials suggests a...
by Jacob Asmussen | Jun. 25, 2021 | Local
AUSTIN — Amid a tumultuous two-year public safety disaster in Texas’ capital city, citizens are continuing to resist their city officials’ destructive decisions—this time by seeking to restore a dismantled police department. Save Austin Now, a recently formed local...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Jun. 25, 2021 | Commentary, Life
We live in an age with countless voices united against American exceptionalism. We are under an anti-American barrage every day from leftists politicians, actors, media personalities, college professors, and coffee shop baristas. The only way for them to instill the...
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Jun. 25, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
The fact is, America is anything but common. In this week’s podcast, Michael Quinn Sullivan highlights the story of Levi Preston and the importance of fighting for self-governance.
by The Headline | Jun. 25, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Brandon Waltens is joined by Michael Quinn Sullivan to talk about the upcoming special session called by Governor Abbott.
by Jeramy Kitchen | Jun. 24, 2021 | State
The Texas Department of State Health Services is using close to $45 million to create the Office of Health Equity Policy and Performance. Purportedly, the office will work with state and local public health entities to address disparities in health outcomes in various...
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