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Columbus Day Honors an American Hero and Heritage
Following Columbus, our forefathers would come to colonize this continent, conquer its wilderness, and found our country.
November Constitutional Amendment Recommendation Roundup
Texas Scorecard has consolidated the recommendations for voting on the upcoming state constitutional amendments.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Addresses House’s ‘Ill-advisedly Concocted’ Impeachment
Patrick compared the performance of the House Managers to “a tee-ball player tripping over their shoelaces.”
Parker County GOP Supports Censuring Dade Phelan
The resolution states that House Speaker Dade Phelan has abused the power of his office by opposing multiple core principles of the RPT.
The Archive
Watchdog Group Warns Illegal Vote Harvesters in Dallas County
A local watchdog group investigating voter fraud has a warning for illegal vote harvesters preying on elderly voters in and around the Metroplex: "We're not going to stop." Following a story Texas Scorecard broke last week on new allegations of voter fraud in Dallas...
Huffman to Offer Step Backwards on Pension Reform
Giving her colleagues less than 24 hours to digest a 215-page floor substitute, State Sen. Joan Huffman of Houston is expected to offer a significant step backwards in the fight to reform Houston’s broken pension system. Sen. Huffman’s floor substitute to SB 2190...
Cruz Down?
A newly released Texas poll provides what appears to be bad news for first-term Senator Ted Cruz (R). A closer looks portends a different conclusion, however. The Texas Lyceum leadership organization released its annual poll regarding issues and attitudes (mostly...
Thornberry: Military Readiness, Not Social Agendas
Limited resources available for the military should be focused on defending the country, not pursuing social agendas, according to the Texas congressman who chairs the House’s Armed Services Committee. With the Trump Administration working to rejuvenate the military,...
Texas House Lagging on Ethics Reform
Early in the session, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick declared genuine ethics reform for lawmakers one of their top priorities. Patrick followed through and a landmark ethics reform bill passed out of the Senate unanimously in early February. But since then,...
Updates: Bad Bill of the Week with State Rep. Stickland
Throughout the course of the 85th Legislative Session, going back to the 15th of January, State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) and conservative grassroots activists have helped to bring down various different pieces of big-government, freedom crippling pieces of...
Abbott Backs Weakened Version of Bathroom Bill
On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott came off the sidelines and is now openly supporting legislation to bar men from entering women’s public restrooms, showers, and locker rooms – but the bill he is supporting is markedly weaker than a related reform passed by the Texas...
Thomas McNutt Announces Campaign, Sets up Potential Rematch Against Byron Cook
In a press release this afternoon, Corsicana businessman Thomas McNutt announced his campaign for the Texas House seat currently held by House Speaker Joe Straus’ hatchet-man, State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana). “The people of House District 8 deserve a consistent,...
House Financials as Predictors
As we all know, actions speak louder than words. The US House first quarter campaign finance reports (through 3/31/17) were publicized yesterday and, tracking those members who have publicly indicated at least some interest in declaring a Senate challenge, we now...