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School District Police Chief: Sex Abuse Investigation ‘Far From Done’
Newman International Academy Police Chief Matthew Antkowiak said the charter school “will not place reputation over the safety of students.”
Lawmaker Proposes Security Council for Top-Tier Research Universities
With Texas now home to the most Tier 1 research institutions in the country, one lawmaker seeks to strengthen research security.
Attorney General Paxton Launches Investigation Into Chinese AI App
Paxton expressed concerns that artificial intelligence company DeepSeek could be violating the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act.
Harris County DA Drops Charges Against 8 Former Officers in Harding Street Raid Case
DA Sean Teare cited a lack of sufficient evidence to secure convictions.
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Dallas Liberty Leadership Council Announces 2019 Executive Team
Dallas Liberty Leadership Council, a group of politically engaged young professionals, announced its new executive team for 2019 and named conservative activist Sarah Nash as Membership Committee leader. Nash, who Texas Scorecard profiled last month, serves on the...
Texas Should Stop Making College Affordability Worse
One of the most wasteful programs funded by the State of Texas is the Tuition Equalization Grant Program which forces taxpayers to subsidize the education of students who attend a more expensive private school. Under this program, Texas students’ grades or other...
Freshman Files Ethics Legislation for Local Officials
A freshman lawmaker has filed ethics legislation to increase transparency in local government. On Thursday, State Rep. Mayes Middleton (R–Wallisville) filed House Bill 1473. If passed, the bill would increase disclosure of business relationships with local elected...
Lawmakers Propose Mountain of Mandates on Public Schools
Despite the perennial chorus of repealing mandates on Texas public schools, lawmakers are proposing more and more of them. Both Democrats and Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the Texas Legislature have filed dozens of bills to impose additional requirements –...
Dallas City Councilman McGough Stifles Citizens’ Voices
On the eve of a meeting on proposed reforms of Dallas’ Citizens Police Review Board, not only will citizens not be allowed to speak but the meeting has disappeared altogether. Last month the CPRB held a series of townhalls all across Dallas on a series of proposals to...
The TechShare Saga Explained
Taxpayers have been receiving alarming news about how their tax dollars have been wasted on aspects of a project known as TechShare. Texas Scorecard has been covering the issue since 2017, and with recent news reports it seems timely to review just what TechShare is,...
Taxpayers Versus Lobbyists at Property Tax Reform Hearing
It was the taxpayers versus taxpayer-funded lobbyists on Wednesday, as hundreds of Texans swarmed the State Capitol to testify on property tax reform legislation. In their first hearing of the 86th legislative session, the newly-created Senate Committee on Property...
McKinney Mayor Opposes Pro-Taxpayer Reforms
Add the City of McKinney to the list of local taxing entities that want unfettered access to taxpayers’ wallets. McKinney Mayor George Fuller spoke against property tax reform legislation at Monday’s Collin County Commissioners Court meeting and said the county should...
AG: Texas Voter Registration Procedures Are Consistent with Federal Law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that a legal team from his office vigorously defended Texas’ voter registration procedures during oral arguments before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that a lower court’s costly and unreasonable...