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Kerrville Residents Sue City Over Controversial Anti-Solicitation Ordinance
The group accused the city of Kerrville of unfairly targeting candidates intent on challenging incumbents.
‘No Bond Bus Tour’ Drives Home Message to Granbury ISD Voters
The bus tour is cautioning school district voters about the tax impact of the May 4 bond election.
Houston Teacher Arrested for Improper Relationship with a Student
Cy-Fair teacher Kayden Burbank allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student.
Feminist Media Critic to Depart UT-Austin Over DEI Ban
UT Professor Jennifer McClearen also took aim at the state’s lack of COVID restrictions.
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PARENT: Allen ISD Principal Berates Students After Active Shooter Drill
ALLEN—According to a parent, a lockdown drill at her daughter’s elementary school quickly got out of hand when a substitute teacher and principal overreacted. After the experience, Brooke Wilcox pulled her daughter out of the school. Texas Scorecard offered Allen ISD...
Gillespie County Republicans Find, Fix Hand Count Errors Ahead of Canvass
Following a successful first effort to hand-count ballots in the March primary election, Gillespie County Republicans reviewed their paperwork and found several errors in the unofficial results reported to the county elections administrator. Gillespie County GOP...
Republican Alex Mealer Joins Houston METRO Board
Alex Mealer, the 2022 Republican nominee for Harris County Judge, was appointed to serve on the board of Houston METRO this week after a vote of confidence from 12 of the 14 “multi-city” mayors. The agency, which has a budget of $1.6 billion and provides public...
New PAC Backs Denton School Board Candidates Who Support ‘Students of All Identities’
A new political action committee is supporting incumbent school board candidates in Denton Independent School District's May 2024 election over challengers who have opposed inappropriate content in local schools. One of the committee’s goals is to “elect school board...
Austin ISD Schools Push Gender Identity on Students
As the Austin Independent School District continues to promote sex and gender ideology in schools this week, an email sent to Texas Scorecard by concerned parents shows the agenda and activities one AISD school will be hosting. Families whose children attend the Ann...
Houston Firefighter Settlement Taking Shape
More details are finally coming out about the City of Houston’s settlement and the new collective bargaining agreement with its firefighters, and citizens should pay attention. In short, the agreement includes $650 million in back pay issued in a judgment bond. A...
Illegal Alien Found Stuffed Inside Suitcase in Human Smuggling Attempt
As the crisis at the border wages on, a photo has surfaced that shows an illegal alien smuggling victim being transported over the Texas-Mexico border inside a suitcase. The shocking photo—reported by The Dallas Express—was posted on Facebook by Galveston County...
Fort Worth Police Chief: Border Security Measure ‘Will Not Change’ Mission
Fort Worth’s top law enforcement officer insisted that city police “will not change” their mission even if Texas' new border security measure were to take effect. Police Chief Neil Noakes issued a video statement Monday on X, pledging that, although the Fort Worth...
Dallas Charter Review Commission to Consider Allowing Non-US Citizens to Serve on Government Boards
With more illegal aliens living among U.S. residents, a new filing by a member of the Dallas Charter Review Commission would amend the Dallas city charter to allow non-U.S. citizens to be appointed and serve on all city boards, commissions, and task forces. The...