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Texas Senate Watering Down School Choice
Shortly before lawmakers were due to vote on the Texas Senate's school choice proposal the legislation was replaced with a substantially weaker version. Championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and authored by State Sen. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood), SB 3 seeks to establish...
Cruz Gets A Challenger
Reports coming from Texas, as reported in yesterday’s Houston Chronicle, indicate that three-term Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) will formally announce a challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz (R) by the end of the week. Will O’Rourke be a viable challenger, or will his campaign...
Hundreds Flood Texas Capitol for Constitutional Carry Hearing
After constitutional carry languished without any action for the duration of last session and three months of the current session, advocates finally had a chance to officially make their voices heard at the Texas Capitol. On Tuesday, the House Homeland Security &...
Where is the legislature on pension reform?
Houston’s pension reform deal has been making its way through the legislature, but not without bumps along the way. Both chambers’ pension committees have heard the plan, which passed the Senate Pension Committee by 7-1 and was left pending in the House Pensions...
House Republicans to Straus: Allow a Vote on the Texas Privacy Act
On Wednesday, a large number of House Republicans released a letter calling on House Speaker Joe Straus to bring women’s privacy legislation to a vote. In what might be the defining fight of the 85th Legislative session, a battle has been brewing over SB 6 by State...
House Republicans Join Democrats to Expand Welfare
On Wednesday, the Democrat-coalition that governs the Texas House overrode Republican opposition to expand welfare in the state. At issue was HB 132 by State Rep. Ina Minjarez (D–San Antonio) which would significantly expand the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families...
Survey Says Homeschoolers Support School Choice
A recent poll of Texas homeschooling parents reveals strong support for increased parental choice in education including Educational Savings Accounts. The data comes from the Texas Homeschool Coalition, the state’s largest parental rights organization, which...
Opposition Builds to Wasteful Clear Creek ISD Bond
Clear Creek ISD is no stranger to school bonds and crippling debt. In 2004 and 2007, the district passed bonds amounting to $264 and $183 million respectively. Most recently, a $367 million bond was passed in 2013, which the district is still in the process of paying...
Tinderholt Calls out Cook
On Tuesday, State Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) accused House State Affairs Chairman Byron Cook (R-Corsicana) of "hiding behind the Office of Attorney General." In a letter delivered to Cook and obtained by Texas Scorecard, Tinderholt takes Cook to task for his...