Read Texas News
Read the latest news in the State of Texas from Texas Scorecard
The Latest Texas News
New York Doctor Blocked From Prescribing Abortion Drugs to Texans
After Attorney General Paxton sued the founder of a telemedicine abortion pill provider, she was found guilty of violating Texas law.
State Sen. Paxton Files Measure to Expand Protections Against Explicit Books in Schools
Child protection advocate Bonnie Wallace praised the measure but said more was needed to improve the grievance process and strengthen transparency.
Analysis: Jeff Davis County Lowers Tax Rates Across the Board
Taxing entities in the stargazing county lowered rates from 2019 to 2022.
Texas Senate Passes Billions in New Property Tax Relief
Senators voted unanimously to send the measure to the House.
The Archive
Commentary: Candidates Shouldn’t Ignore Their Voters
If there is one thing that irks me more than a candidate telling you what you want to hear, it’s a candidate that ignores simple questions. Here in District 3 of Fort Worth, we have a candidate taking on our incumbent city councilman, Brian Byrd. His name is Tanner...
Commentary: An Open Letter to Chairman Burrows
Dear Chairman Burrows, I was in attendance at the Ways and Means Committee meeting on Wednesday at the Reagan Building. My four colleagues and I left Ft. Worth at 4:30 a.m., arrived at the Capitol at about 8:30 and registered to testify in support of HB 2. We had been...
North Texas Educrat Defends Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
A North Texas educrat went to Austin last week to defend school districts using taxpayer money to hire lobbyists—even though those lobbyists often work against taxpayers’ interests. Trustee Becky St. John, who sits on the board of Grapevine-Colleyville Independent...
Déjà Vu: Ex-Dallas Council Member Admits Taking Bribes
In yet another Dallas City Council public corruption scandal, former council member Carolyn Davis pleaded guilty to taking over $40,000 in bribes from the developer of a low-income housing project, federal authorities announced Friday. Davis, a Democrat who...
Jerry Evans: Holding Matagorda’s Feet to the Fire
When Bay City City Council gets out of line, residents can always be sure someone will be there to call them out—and more often than not, that someone is Jerry Evans. Though born in San Antonio, Jerry has lived in Bay City since 1968, graduating from high school there...
Austin’s Mayor Said Giving Citizens More Power is “Not Appropriate”
Should Austinites be given more power to decide what to do with their own money? The mayor says that wouldn’t be “appropriate.” On Wednesday, Austin Mayor Steve Adler testified in opposition to property tax reform legislation currently being proposed at the Texas...
Commentary: Rule of 72 and why any election-trigger property tax cap above 3% is a failure
Helpful to taxpayers as we discuss property tax reform is the simple to use Rule of 72. Rule of 72 is a method of computing the time in which a sum will double at a specific rate of interest. To figure how long it takes for property taxes to double simply divide 72 by...
Creighton Advances Bill to Protect Businesses, Preempt Local Ordinances
With the midpoint of the session almost upon us, lawmakers in both chambers of the Texas Legislature are finally moving legislation to the floor for a vote, including one proposal that would sharply curtail the power of local governments to interfere with private...
Commentary: When Will My Government Represent Me?
My husband and I attended both the Senate and House meetings on Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 2. The Senate hearing was taxpayer-friendly although they had the same order as the House: Invited guests and lobbyists get to speak before the taxpayers. They also get to...