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AG Paxton Blocks 3 Texas Doctors From Administering Cross-sex Drugs to Minors
Attorney General Ken Paxton highlighted the fact that prescribing harmful “gender transition” drugs to minors violates state law.
After Girls’ Sports Investigation, Irving ISD Faces Legal Threat Over Censorship
Accuracy in Media is warning that a lawsuit will be filed if the district does not reverse course and stop censoring criticism.
Analysis: Maybe the Dallas Mavericks Will Move to China?
The Mavericks majority owner, a Chinese casino operator, infuriated Texas fans.
Pastor, Substitute Teacher Arrested Again for Child Sex Crimes
Former East Texas pastor Timothy Nall has a history of sex crime charges involving children.
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Despite Decline in Students and Teachers, Austin ISD Trustees Approve Budget
Last week, Austin Independent School District approved a $775.2 million dollar budget for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. The budget passed with the Board of Trustees voting 7-1. Included in the budget is a 1.5% raise for all district employees, funding for 5 new...
Dozens of Superintendents Punished for Misconduct Since 2012
Forty-five Texas school superintendents have been quietly investigated and disciplined since 2012, an investigation by the Texas Monitor and Real Clear Investigations has uncovered. Superintendents are the unelected administrators of independent school districts,...
Dallas Man Gets Six Months in Jail for Voter Fraud
A Dallas County man who admitted forging a voter’s signature on a mail-in ballot will serve six months in jail as part of a plea deal. Miguel Hernandez was charged almost a year ago with illegal voting, a second-degree felony, and accused of being part of a...
Texas Alliance for Life: Guilty by Association
Texas Alliance for Life, an Austin-based nonprofit organization, describes themselves as "committed to protecting the fundamental right to life of all innocent human beings and to promoting respect for their value and dignity from the moment of conception until...
Rep. Matt Shaheen: Abolish the Texas Film Commission
One of the first bills I filed as a Texas legislator was to end taxpayer subsidies for the film industry in Texas. My reasons for wanting to end film subsidies are fourfold: 1) these subsidies provide poor economic returns and are not economically feasible; 2) the...
Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Plastic Bag Ban
The Texas Supreme Court today ruled against a Laredo ordinance banning the use of plastic bags by merchants, effectively voiding all such ordinances statewide. The case was brought by the Laredo Merchants Association, a group of businesses unhappy with the onerous...
Texas Republicans Unhappy with Current Speaker Field
As part of our presence at last week’s Republican Party of Texas Convention in San Antonio, The Texas Scorecard asked delegates to participate in our straw poll, in which we asked a series of questions about Texas politics in order to gauge grassroots...
ECISD Board Tables Tax Increase Vote
Ector County Independent School District’s Board of Trustees delayed a vote on whether to hold a tax ratification election this year. Trustees called a special meeting on Friday, June 15, to approve a proposed tax rate of $1.23 per $100 valuation for the 2018-2019...
Which Texans Paid the Biggest “Robin Hood” Tax in 2018?
In 2018, Texans collectively paid $2.1 billion in property taxes into the state’s Chapter 41 Wealth Equalization program—also know as “Robin Hood.” According to data from the state, property taxpayers in 185 districts paid into the system this year. Robin Hood forces...