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Attorney General Alleges Houston ISD Engaged in Electioneering
Paxton’s office accused the school district of illegally using public funds to promote its failed 2024 bond measure.
DOJ Charges Canadian Man in the 2021 Texas GOP Website Hack
The hacker claimed credit for attacks on the Republican Party of Texas, GiveSendGo, and Scientology.
Houston Mayor Prioritizes Drivers, Draws Protests
The mayor’s office argues pedestrian safety is still a priority.
Lawmaker’s Real Estate Ties Raise Eyebrows in Texas House Deal
Texas House leadership is helping push a Democrat’s bill that would benefit his own firm.
The Archive
Why Are Texas House Republicans in Tough Campaigns?
As Texans head into early voting for the November general election, there has been a fair amount of punditry from all sides on what to expect. Since before President Donald Trump was even in office, Democrats have been clamoring about a coming “blue wave” of electoral...
Texans Pushing Back Against Windfarm Subsidies
From transmission line development in West Texas and the Panhandle, renewable energy sources have received $7 billion in incentives. Though only fifteen percent of Texas’ population lives in that region, Texans across the state are forced to pay for this massive...
Prosperity Roadmap: Budget Coalition Announces Priorities
A coalition of 18 conservative organizations held a press conference last week to announce its top budget priorities for the coming session. While Texas blazes new economic trails, leading the way in job creation and growth, the derailment of prosperity across the...
Austin City Council Supports Forcing Texans to Pay for Abortions
The Austin City Council recently showed their support for a new degree of government control: forcing Texans to pay for other citizens’ abortions. Last week, the council passed a resolution that supports forcing abortion coverage to be included in standard health...
Huffines Requests Emergency Hearing on Election Security
After increasing allegations of voter fraud in Texas have come to light in recent months, State Sen. Don Huffines (R–Dallas) has requested a committee hearing to further investigate the matter. “Voter registration & voting by non-citizens is illegal and...
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...