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Rhetta Bowers Untruthful in Candidate Questionnaire

A Dallas Democrat appears to have been untruthful to the Dallas Morning News in order to seek their endorsement. Last month, Texas Scorecard revealed that Rhetta Bowers, a Democrat candidate running for the state legislature in east Dallas County, had been sued three...

Judge Rules Mission Mayoral Runoff Election Void

Following a nine-day trial, a district court judge has voided the results of the City of Mission mayoral election after finding the winning campaign engaged in a conspiracy to bribe voters and harvest mail-in ballots. Norberto “Beto” Salinas, the former mayor of...

Sarah Davis Comes Clean on Campaign Website

State Rep. Sarah Davis (R–West University Place) has given her campaign website a makeover ahead of the November general election. Davis, who is the only openly pro-abortion Republican in the state legislature, experienced a difficult re-election bid during the...

At Least 48 Voters Bribed in the City of Mission

Day 7 & 8 San Antonio attorney George Korbel, previously with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and with over 48 years’ experience as an election analyst, testified over two days on his suspicion of a conspiracy to commit election fraud in...

Not Just Rhetoric, But a Record

Earlier this month we began laying out the criteria citizens (and their legislators) should use to evaluate candidates seeking election as the next Texas House speaker. Among the three criteria is a requirement that the individual have a positive record demonstrating...

The Woodlands Township Holds Forum on Incorporation

Hundreds of residents turned out for a forum hosted by The Woodlands Township on incorporation, the first of its kind in the history of the community. Citizens packed a large conference room at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel, with many having to...

Permian Basin Joins Fight Against Sex Trafficking

Community members and emergency personnel gathered in the Permian Basin last week to learn more about one of the most well-hidden American epidemics today – sex trafficking. Every year, the crime enslaves hundreds of thousands of victims in the U.S. alone, with Texas...

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