Investigations
The Nonprofit Pushing “Trans” Programming on Minors
This is part two of the investigation into Out Youth Austin.
The Nonprofit that Promoted Gender Mutilation Procedures to Minors
This is part one of an investigation into Out Youth Austin.
Orlando Salinas Ran for School Board, Then the School Police Came for Him
The ongoing saga of controversy continues at Round Rock ISD.
State Investigation Found Law Breaking by Round Rock ISD Police
Investigative report raises questions of who is holding the school’s police accountable.
Investigations Archive
Communist China in Texas: Infiltrating Our Universities
As Texas Scorecard previously reported, Chinese language and cultural programs, known as Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms, are one of the most widespread tools used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to influence higher education around the world, but...
Communist China in Texas: Confucius Institutes
In recent years, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have become increasingly vocal about their intent and desire to infiltrate and manipulate the West to its own benefit. As part of this effort, the CCP has attempted to infiltrate institutions of higher...
Investigations, Local, Metroplex
Targeted Citizen Responds to Bureaucrat’s Allegations
After helping tens of thousands of homeowners fight their rising property taxes—for free—a North Texas realtor finds himself and his freedom of speech the target of apparent revenge by Randall Armstrong, a local government employee. Texas Scorecard made multiple...
Investigations, Local, Metroplex
Property Tax Fighter Targeted by Bureaucrat
Exorbitant property taxes continue to torment Texans, pushing people out of their homes and making homeownership a distant dream for the young. “Currently, Texas ‘boasts’ the sixth highest property tax burden in the United States. Property taxes themselves have...
Houston, Investigations, Local
The Spider Web of Power in Texas’ Largest County
At never before seen levels, Americans are losing faith in government. This troubling development is symbiotically paced with a growing lack of trust in the mainstream media. According to Gallop, 60 percent of those polled said they “have little or no trust in the...
Houston, Investigations, Local
Incestuous Dealings in Harris County Government Raise Alarms
Allegations of corruption in Harris County have hit an unignorable fever pitch. In February, the Houston Chronicle reported on how commissioners have directly rewarded their campaign donors with contracts for said donors' businesses. State and federal officials have...
Reports Reveal Deeply Troubled Texas Military in Border Operation
On February 5, a soldier deployed to Operation Lone Star walked into an aid station seeking mental healthcare. The soldier said that for the last couple of days, he’d been staring down the barrel of his gun, contemplating suicide. Another report outlines how a female...
Decision Texas, Investigations, State
Abbott’s Operation Lone Star Created a Legal ‘Train Wreck’
“This is going to be a train wreck, I think, to say the least.” Judge Richard Evans, a Gov. Abbott-appointed board member to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC), uttered these prescient words during an October 1, 2021, emergency meeting—a meeting called after...
Decision Texas, Investigations, State
Texas Taxpayers Funding Alleged Sabotage of Operation Lone Star
Texas has been detaining illegal immigrants at an increased clip, but what happens after they are detained? A Texas Scorecard investigation of how illegal immigrants are being processed revealed an opaque self-dealing and self-sabotaging process. Since December, the...