by Thomas Warren | Dec. 23, 2020 | Local
After businessmen Alex Fairly and Jerry Hodge unveiled their proposal for a second Amarillo Civic Center bond election for the May 2021 ballot, Amarillo’s mayor is expressing her opposition to the idea. Last week, after Fairly and Hodge unveiled the $110 million...
by Erin Anderson | Dec. 23, 2020 | Local
While most Texans are focused on celebrating the holiday season, a group of struggling small-business owners known as “51-percenters” is continuing the fight to safely reopen under government-ordered coronavirus shutdowns. The Rail Club Live, a live music venue in...
by Adam Cahn | Dec. 23, 2020 | Local
Late last week, Austinites were rocked by a bombshell report in The Intercept that cyber hackers with links to the Russian government had breached several of Austin’s critically important government computer systems. The consequences could endanger all Texans....
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Dec. 23, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Few songs capture the spirit of the season for me like Isaac Watts’ 1719 hymn “Joy to the World.” The song, like the Gospels in the New Testament, joyfully denies us the chance to fixate solely on that birth in Bethlehem.
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 23, 2020 | Commentary, Life
Few songs capture the spirit of the season for me like Isaac Watts’ 1719 hymn “Joy to the World.” The song, like the Gospels in the New Testament, joyfully denies us the chance to fixate solely on that birth in Bethlehem. Not long ago I found myself in Bethlehem,...
by The Luke Macias Show | Dec. 22, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Many things will be said about the battle where Shelley Luther took on Greg Abbott, the entire Austin Swamp, the Democrat Party of Texas and Drew Springer. The vast majority of the Texas Freedom Caucus also teamed up with those forces to get their preferred candidate...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 22, 2020 | State
Just days after touting that there would be “no more shutdowns in Texas,” an order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott increased restrictions again in nine southeast Texas counties, including Galveston. In September and October, Abbott issued executive orders that expanded...
by Jacob Asmussen | Dec. 22, 2020 | State
AUSTIN — Amid scenes of increased violent crime on the streets, lawlessness among the homeless, and a police department financially gutted by one-third, Gov. Greg Abbott is plotting for the state government to take control of the public safety in Texas’ capital city....
by Texas Scorecard | Dec. 22, 2020 | Federal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz voted against the multi-trillion dollar end-of-year package that included “relief” spending related to the Chinese coronavirus. His office issued the following statement: “Though the mainstream media and lobbyists will hail this legislative...
by Robert Montoya | Dec. 21, 2020 | Local
While elected officials across Texas disregarded their own coronavirus mandates, city officials in Austin and Fort Worth ticketed the most citizens for disobeying local and statewide COVID mandates in November. On November 30, Texas Scorecard sent open records...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 21, 2020 | State
The Texas State Capitol building is poised to finally reopen, though details on specific protocols and rules are still forthcoming. Since March, the building has been closed to members of the public due to concerns over the coronavirus. But with the 87th Legislative...
by Erin Anderson | Dec. 19, 2020 | Local
State Rep. Drew Springer (R–Muenster) is headed to the Texas Senate after winning a special runoff election Saturday over fellow Republican and political newcomer Shelley Luther. Springer, an Austin insider backed by the political establishment, took 56 percent of the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 18, 2020 | Commentary
The runoff election taking place in SD 30 should not be happening. When the seat became vacant, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his political advisors engineered a foolproof election calendar designed for an establishment, lobby-favored candidate to win easily. Except it...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 18, 2020 | State
With State Rep. Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont) poised to be officially elected as speaker of the Texas House in a few weeks, four of his Republican colleagues are asking him to commit to not putting Democrats in charge of key legislative committees. Phelan’s trajectory to...
by The Liberty Cafe | Dec. 18, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
The Liberty Café 27: Even 6th graders are aware that the Magna Carta established in law the biblical principle that no government is above God and His laws. However today, most of our leaders ignore–or are ignorant of–this principle enshrined in English law more than...
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Dec. 18, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Politicians like to make politics personal, because inflamed indignation allows them to skirt past serious questions about their representative performance. As citizens, it is up to us to keep it professional. Let me state that again. Politicians, despite their...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 18, 2020 | Commentary, Life
Politicians like to make politics personal, because inflamed indignation allows them to skirt past serious questions about their representative performance. As citizens, it is up to us to keep it professional. Let me state that again. Politicians, despite their...
by The Headline | Dec. 18, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Each week, Texas Scorecard Managing Editor Brandon Waltens visits with special guests and Texas Scorecard reporters, taking a look at the stories that are making headlines. This week on The Headline: Michael Quinn Sullivan joins Brandon on the 2020 finale of The...
by Jon Francis | Dec. 17, 2020 | Commentary
We were all taught in school how government works. At least, that was the goal. I think it might be more accurate to say we were taught how government is supposed to work. The unfortunate truth is that the theory and the reality bear little resemblance to one another....
by Thomas Warren | Dec. 17, 2020 | Local
Amarillo businessmen Alex Fairly and Jerry Hodge unveiled their proposal on Thursday for a new Amarillo Civic Center bond election, after the defeat of a larger bond package just last month Fairly and Hodge’s plan, dubbed “The Amarillo Plan” in a...
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