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Report: Thousands From Hostile Nations Detained in Texas
Illegal aliens from China, Russia, and Iran have been caught in the Lone Star State.
Investigations, Raider Scorecard, State
Critical Race Theory Books in Texas Tech Architecture Library
University librarians designed the book collections to increase “DEI resources” and contribute to “equitable student outcomes.”
Specialist: Georgetown ISD Case Part of Disturbing Trend Among Youth
An investigation found a fourth grader harassed and assaulted another fourth grader.
Investigations, Longhorn Scorecard, State
UT Enforces DEI Ban: Mandates Staff Training
Internal review found roughly 13,000 uses of “DEI-related terms” on university websites.
Investigations Archive
Texas Mafia: Supporting Wokeness
A mafia system of corruption by the Texas Legislature not only empowers school districts to extort money while granting tax breaks to a favored few, but it also helps support certain woke corporations. Throughout this series, Texas Scorecard has uncovered how school...
Texas Mafia: Formalized Extortion
“This is how it's gonna work. I'm gonna take 20 percent a week. … We're partners. You make the money, and I make sure you keep it.” These are the words of Dwight Manfredi, a fictional mafioso in the Sylvester Stallone-starring series "Tulsa King." Manfredi said these...
Texas Mafia: Schools and Corrupt Cronyism
A mafia-like system exists in Texas that empowers school districts to cut sweetheart deals for developers while the majority of taxpayers struggle. Who's being favored? An investigation of these deals revealed the types of businesses benefiting include a foreign-owned...
Texas Mafia: Reviving and Rebranding Crony Corruption
Netflix’s documentary series "Fear City: New York vs The Mafia" explores the long corrupt tentacles of power multiple crime families in the Big Apple wielded in the 1970s and 1980s. To feed their unending greed, the mafia unjustly reaped massive cash windfalls. When...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Oppressing Texans
“I find it odd that you overvalue my home the first year I pay taxes and not let me dispute it.” That complaint was sent in June 2019 by Patrick Schroeder against the McLennan Central Appraisal District, located in Waco, Texas. “My issue with McLennan County Appraisal...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Gatekeeping Property Tax Exemptions
Pinprick hits by state lawmakers at Texans’ property tax burden are stifled by the corrupt tax-hiking cartel of local governments and appraisal districts. Whenever the legislature goes the route of exemptions to provide property tax relief, the cartel acts as...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Who’s In Charge?
Contrary to narrative spin, local governments wield significant power over the agencies that assign your home’s taxable value. This statewide apparatus costs more than $585 million, and is rife with conflicts of interest where high tax collecting local governments...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Appraisal Districts Bleeding Texans Dry
“I don't think these elected officials really understand how many people are hanging on to their home with a thread or a string,” said Diane Covey, a 20-year resident of Denton County. At 67, she recently retired, while her 72-year-old husband retired in 2018. Her...
Troubled Texas Military: Fighting Transparency
Throughout Operation Lone Star, allegations of sexual assault, suicide, safety issues, and hardship requests plagued the Texas Military Department. Rather than open the door and allow these issues to be brought to light, the state military repeatedly fought all...