by Jacob Asmussen | Aug. 4, 2020 | Local
AUSTIN — Which is better, funding local police or killing children? At least one city councilmember in Texas’ capital city unquestionably prefers the latter. Austin City Councilman Greg Casar, a self-proclaimed socialist, this week proposed cutting as much as $123...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 4, 2020 | State
Among the many industries attempting to navigate their way through the rules and regulations brought on by Gov. Greg Abbott and state agencies in response to the Chinese coronavirus is Texas’ craft breweries. Like many other businesses, craft breweries were forced to...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 4, 2020 | State
Five Republican lawmakers in Texas are taking Gov. Greg Abbott to court, suing the governor over his decision to ink a $295 million, 27-month agreement with tech company MTX Group to bring coronavirus contact tracing to Texas. The term “contact tracing” refers to a...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 4, 2020 | Local
After school trustees voted to delay its implementation, parents in North Texas have an opportunity to stop a controversial action plan by a public school district that would create an LGBTQ+ student focus group and a system where students can accuse each other of...
by Katrina Pierson | Aug. 4, 2020 | Commentary
Every American city—even in the heart of Texas—would become just like Portland, Minneapolis, and Seattle if Joe Biden wins the presidential election. In Minneapolis, rioters burned down a police station after feckless politicians ordered officers to abandon it. In...
by Texas Scorecard | Aug. 4, 2020 | Federal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on The Constitution, will later today chair a hearing to discuss how Antifa and what his office described as “other anti-American anarchists” engage in riots and violence. According to a press release, the...
by Matt Stringer | Aug. 3, 2020 | Local
After the July runoff election results left the two candidates separated by only a handful of votes, a Republican congressional nomination fight has taken a new turn, with candidate Raul Reyes filing for a recount. Texas’ 23rd Congressional District is a vast area...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 3, 2020 | Local
UPDATE 8/4/20 9:40 AM: Estimated Dallas County recoveries was inaccurately reported as being at 51,108. That is the number of contractions of the virus reported. The correct number of recoveries is 39,952—the second highest of all counties in Texas. An estimated...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 3, 2020 | Federal, State
With the November election on the horizon, former President Barack Obama is sticking his head into Texas politics, issuing a first round of endorsements to Democrat candidates in Texas. The list, posted on Obama’s Twitter account Monday morning, lists eight U.S....
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 3, 2020 | Local
Plano citizens are a step closer to winning their lawsuit compelling local officials to acknowledge a referendum petition on the city’s comprehensive development plan. After spending nearly five years and hundreds of thousands of taxpayers’ dollars fighting their own...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 3, 2020 | Life
For six long weeks, Rebecca Taylor has had to fight both the hospital and a statewide government mandate in caring for her beloved comatose husband. She’s begged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for help, but in the meantime, other Texans can join her cause. “Hordes of people...
by Robert Montoya | Jul. 31, 2020 | State
For months, a North Texas mother has been banned from being with her special-needs son, whose health is deteriorating because they’re separated by a statewide mandate that failed to protect him from the Chinese coronavirus. Despite her pleas to Gov. Greg Abbott for...
by 1836 Studios | Jul. 31, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Texas Scorecard Managing Editor Brandon Waltens recaps the week that was! Matt Stringer drops by to discuss President Trump’s visit to West Texas. Matt also chats about the censorship of doctors by social media platforms. Also, former Colleyville City Councilman Chris...
by Thomas Warren | Jul. 31, 2020 | Local
Ronny Jackson seems intent on keeping his promise to assist conservative Republicans locked in competitive congressional races across Texas. He has just created a new political action committee with that very goal. Jackson’s Texas Red PAC was filed with the...
by Erin Anderson | Jul. 31, 2020 | Local
Plano citizens struggling through months of government-ordered economic shutdowns in the wake of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak saw a preview this week of the city’s spending and tax plans for the coming year. At a special Plano City Council meeting on Wednesday,...
by 1836 Studios | Jul. 31, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Video
Texas Scorecard Managing Editor Brandon Waltens recaps the week that was! Matt Stringer drops by to discuss President Trump’s visit to West Texas. Matt also chats about the censorship of doctors by social media platforms. Also, former Colleyville City Councilman...
by Matt Stringer | Jul. 31, 2020 | Local
A historic presidential visit to the City of Odessa in the heart of the Permian Basin oil fields on Wednesday saw an outpouring of support for President Donald Trump, with the president signaling his administration’s support for the oil and gas industry. The trip...
by Jacob Asmussen | Jul. 31, 2020 | Local
ROUND ROCK — After local officials tried to postpone an election and give themselves an extra year in power, the Texas attorney general is stepping in with a stern warning. In the Austin suburb of Round Rock, the city council recently voted almost unanimously to...
by Thomas Warren | Jul. 30, 2020 | Local
When Dr. Ronny Jackson successfully defeated establishment-backed lobbyist Josh Winegarner in the Republican primary runoff in Texas’ 13th Congressional District, many voters in the Amarillo area viewed the result not only as a win for Jackson and his dedicated...
by Robert Montoya | Jul. 30, 2020 | Local
UPDATE 8/3/20 10:38 AM: Texas Scorecard has learned the meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. today. Parents who wish to speak must sign up before the meeting by emailing barbara.yelton@southlakecarroll.edu a copy of this completed form. On August 3, a North Texas school...
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