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Misplaced Priorities: Where’s the Outcry for Georgetown Kids?
Rallying cries sound for a rebellious school librarian, but silence is ongoing for student safety.
It’s “Draggieland” for “Aggieland”
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Will Biagini - Field reporter for the Texas Scorecard.
Never Gonna Break God’s Stride
When creating barriers for God, we imprison only ourselves.
4.11.2025: House advances budget.
Texas House Advances Largest Budget in State History… Dan Patrick Uses Board Game to Make Case for Homestead...
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4/3/25 Illegal Electioneering at Houston ISD?
- Attorney General Alleges Houston ISD Engaged in Electioneering - DOJ Charges Canadian Man in the 2021 Texas GOP Website Hack - Texas House Committee Considers Limiting Foreign Land Ownership
Houston Mayor and Controller Spar Over $72 Million in Unbudgeted Overtime Spending
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and City Controller Chris Hollins clashed over $72 million of taxpayer dollars in projected overtime spending for the police, fire, and solid waste departments. None of this was budgeted, and Hollins is promising future audits. Hollins...
Dozens of Suspected Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested Outside Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested over three dozen individuals—including suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua—near Dripping Springs, a small town a half-hour west of Austin. Law enforcement also seized narcotics during the Tuesday...
EPIC City Developers Hire High-Profile Defense Attorney
Developers of a controversial master-planned Muslim community in North Texas—known as EPIC City—have hired high-profile defense attorney Dan Cogdell to represent them against multiple state investigations. Thursday's announcement by the East Plano Islamic Center...
Texas Senators Move to End State DEI Programs and Enforce Biological Sex Designations
Republicans in the Texas Senate approved two measures on Thursday that seek to combat woke ideology in state government. Senate Bill 689 by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) prohibits state agencies from establishing and staffing taxpayer-funded diversity, equity,...
Rep. Pfluger Pushes To Revoke Endangered Species Listings To Boost Energy Industry
Republican U.S. Rep. August Pfluger of Texas is urging Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to remove the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard and the Lesser Prairie Chicken from the threatened and endangered species list. “Former President Biden spent four years fulfilling his...
Sources: Former Texas Lottery Director Reportedly Missing
(This article has been updated since first being published.) Gary Grief, longtime former executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, is reportedly missing, with sources telling Texas Scorecard that authorities have been unable to locate him. His lawyer claims...
Texas House Committee Considers Limiting Foreign Land Ownership
Legislation aiming to ban hostile foreign actors from owning land in Texas was heard in a marathon hearing Wednesday night, with lawmakers on the House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee listening to hours of testimony—most of it in opposition—until...
Christian School CFO Accused of Grooming 16-Year-Old Stepdaughter
A top administrator of a private Christian school in West Texas is accused of sexually grooming his 16-year-old stepdaughter. Rory James Waide, 55, was arrested and charged with child grooming, a third-degree felony punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison. Waide is the...