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Parker County GOP Calls for Unity in Texas House Speaker Race
The local party is calling on all House Republicans to unite behind David Cook for speaker.
Houston Methodist Urologist Suspended Amid Cocaine Use Allegations & Impairment Concerns
The Texas Medical Board issued the suspension while Dr. Nathan Starke’s case is being investigated.
McKinney Moves Forward With Controversial Airport Plan
Mckinney’s Planning and Zoning Commission will vote next week on a site plan for expanding the city-owned airport.
Montgomery County Officer Warns: ‘Child Predators Look Like Everybody Else’ Following Recent Arrest
A former Woodlands Mall security guard and children’s tennis coach is facing additional charges in an ongoing child exploitation case.
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Patterson Pushing Ahead in Open-Seat Campaign
FRISCO, Texas—A local conservative businessman is trying to keep a Texas House seat in conservative hands after the incumbent lawmaker has mounted a campaign for higher office. Since 2012, taxpayers in House District 106 have been well represented in the Texas House...
Failure to Fight Draws Freshman Legislator Primary Challenge
CORINTH, Texas—After serving only one term in office a state lawmaker is embroiled in a tough re-election fight from a candidate who doesn’t shy away from them. Sanger veterinarian Lynn Stucky entered politics in 2016 when he filed to run for the open seat being...
Conservatives Seek to Hold Former Ally Accountable in HD 98
SOUTHLAKE, Texas—A lawmaker who came into office as a conservative and soon betrayed his own constituents is finding himself in the re-election fight of his life as conservatives rally to hold him accountable. State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R—Southlake) won his...
Clint Bedsole: No Limits on Property Taxes
In open races, it can often be difficult for voters to assess candidates’ true positions on important issues. Even Texas’ most liberal Republicans campaign as “Reagan conservatives,” yet govern like liberals once safely elected. In House District 106, however, one...
Abbott Slams Sarah Davis at Dokupil Fundraiser
Gov. Greg Abbott stunned the Austin establishment in November when he bucked the status quo and endorsed Susanna Dokupil in her campaign against liberal Republican State Rep. Sarah Davis of West University Place in the March primary election. Thursday evening, Abbott...
Straus Endorses Hugh Shine
During re-election campaigns, incumbents love to flaunt the endorsements of their elected colleagues, but State Rep. Hugh Shine (R-Temple) may prefer to keep his latest endorsement under wraps. On Thursday evening, departing Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus...
Lang Touts Conservative Record in Re-Election Campaign
EASTLAND, Texas—Freshman State Rep. Mike Lang of Granbury is hitting the campaign trail and reaching out to voters to gain their support and hopefully punch a return ticket to Austin. Lang is facing two candidates in the Republican primary. As part of our “On the...
Waybourn Used Illegal Warrant to Investigate Facebook Page
When Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn sought to shut down a Facebook page critical of his campaign, documents uncovered by Texas Scorecard reveal he sought and received an illegal warrant from an Arlington Municipal Court. An affidavit by Craig Driskell attached...
Capriglione Profited from Obama Stimulus
When he ran for state representative in 2012 against a liberal incumbent, Giovanni Capriglione aligned himself with the Tea Party and campaigned against state and federal overreach. But had voters known about Capriglione’s connections to the Obama stimulus program,...