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Harris County Mandates Backup Power
A new amendment in the Harris County fire code seeks to prevent power outages at assisted living facilities.
Katy ISD Teacher Faces Investigation After Allegedly Assaulting 9-Year-Old Autistic Student
Katy ISD confirmed the teacher is no longer employed by the district.
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.
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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...
Liberals Line Up to Endorse Ken Sheets for Congress
Establishment and liberal Republican lawmakers across the state are lining up to support one of their own as he seeks to parlay his failing record and loss of his state office to a Democrat into a Congressional career. When Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-Dallas)...
Ken King Attempts to Deceive Voters Over Liberal Record
With the Christmas season behind us, campaigns across the Lone Star State are ramping up with the March primary elections only two short months away. Vigilant voters know it has become commonplace for liberal Republicans to ignore the facts surrounding their bad...
Austin Elected a Communist to its City Council
Austin is becoming increasingly unaffordable. This rapidly worsening problem is partially due to city officials with ideologies that are harmful to taxpayers, and these ideologies are being continually elected into the Democrat-leaning local governments. Austin City...
Four Republicans Running for Tarrant County Tax Assessor
The race to be Tarrant County’s next tax assessor-collector got competitive at the last minute. Three GOP candidates filed to run on the December 11 deadline, joining a fourth candidate already set to compete in the 2018 Republican primary for the office vacated by...