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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.
Grapevine City Council Approves Legislative Agenda
City leaders say they will work with one of the largest taxpayer-funded lobbying organizations in the upcoming session.
School Choice Proponent, Opponent Debate Whether Educational Freedom Helps Texans
Education activist Hollie Plemons debated Texas Home School Coalition’s Director of Public Policy Jeremy Newman at a Tarrant County GOP meeting.
Local Archive
The Pendulum of Jason Villalba’s Changing Policy Positions
Jason Villalba’s constituents must have serious whiplash attempting to follow the constant position-swings of their state representative. Following the regular legislative session in May 2017, in collaboration with Texas Right to Life, Texas Scorecard asked readers to...
Nonsense Denial Implicates Geren in CPS Scandal
Fort Worth voters may have been hoping to give State Rep. Charlie Geren the benefit of the doubt that he was not involved in a vicious attack on his opponent’s family. But Geren’s recent denial of involvement tends to implicate, rather than exonerate, the embattled...
Brassfield Bets on Outworking Price
AMARILLO, Texas—Grassroots Texans across a wide swath of the High Plains will be asked to decide between two candidates to send to the Texas House in 2019: incumbent State Rep. Four Price (R–Amarillo) or Fritch City Manager Drew Brassfield. As part of our “On the...
Fort Worth ISD Finally Adopts A(nother) New Ethics Policy
After sparking confusion and criticism by adopting, then abandoning, a strong new ethics policy within the space of a few months, Fort Worth’s school board finally put in place another new set of conflict-of-interest standards. But not everyone is satisfied with the...
AG: “Inadequate Safeguards” to Prevent Stolen Elections
Following a months-long election fraud investigation that found violations of the Election Code, Texas’ top lawyer is warning that “inadequate safeguards” are in place to protect the integrity of our state’s elections. Texas Scorecard has reported on an investigation...
Announcing the Texas Scorecard “On the Trail” Tour
With Christmas and all of 2017 in Texans’ rearview mirror, grassroots citizens all across the state are gearing up for what looks to be the most exciting Republican Primary election season in a long time. Candidates are putting out yard signs and knocking on doors,...
Fort Worth ISD Dodges Request for Campaign Finance Reports
One of North Texas’ largest school districts is dodging a request for public documents by Texas Scorecard. The request was for the campaign finance reports of their board members, documents that should already be posted on the district’s website. The request submitted...
Paxton Prosecutors Continue to Make a Mockery of the Texas Criminal Justice System
To say that Brian Wice and Kent Schaffer are turning the Texas criminal justice system into a kangaroo court would be an insult to marsupials. After seeking, and receiving, a transfer of their case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from Collin County to Harris...
Scandals Prove Dallas Voters Right to Shut Down Corrupt Bus Agency
Last November, local citizens voted to do what state lawmakers wouldn’t: shut down a failing government bureaucracy. New allegations of corruption at the scandal-plagued bus agency Dallas County Schools provide more evidence that voters made the right decision. The...