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THIRD Huntsville ISD Teacher Arrested for Sex Crime in Three Weeks
Lauren Rudolph was a dyslexia teacher and cheer coach at Huntsville High School.
House Education Committee Advances School Choice Legislation
The proposal is a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Lt. Gov. Patrick Announces Tax Relief Deal for Seniors, Gives Update on Senate Progress
Although Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he has found Speaker Dustin Burrows easy to agree with, he insisted that “now’s the time to get into action.”
Houston Mayor and Controller Spar Over $72 Million in Unbudgeted Overtime Spending
As federal funds run out, the city is using the general fund to cover the overtime.
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Kelly Canon: Fighting For a Better Texas
Activist Kelly Canon may be best known for leading a successful grassroots effort to ban red-light cameras in her home city of Arlington. Yet the conservative leader’s activism spans a decade of local and state political involvement — and it continues today with an...
Grand Prairie ISD Board Never Approved Thousands Spent on Superintendent Perks
Grand Prairie's school board president Terry Brooks says Superintendent Susan Simpson Hull “is worth every penny we pay her and more.” But a report released to the public last week revealed school board members didn’t know how much taxpayer money the district was...
Liberals Hijack “Unfunded Mandates” Crusade
Across the state there is a growing chorus from local officials about the need for a constitutional amendment preventing the state from enacting so-called “unfunded mandates.” While the campaign sounds good at first glance, it is a trap that would turn government on...
2018 SREC Candidates In Their Own Words: Senate District 15
In keeping with our effort to provide Texans with the information they need to be informed voters, Texas Scorecard distributed a questionnaire to those running for the lead the Republican Party of Texas as chairman: incumbent James Dickey and challenger...
Strong Spending Limits: The First Step to Tax Relief
“Man is not free unless government is limited. There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts,” said President Ronald Reagan in his farewell address. Reagan’s words ring as true today...
Well-Intentioned Plan to Protect Rural Voters Could Have Disastrous Consequences
This commentary originally appeared in an episode of Texas Scorecard Radio. A bold plan by some Texas Republicans to limit government could actually have the opposite effect—undermining our system of government and jeopardizing the rights of citizens by turning state...
Democrats to Revisit ‘Super Delegates’
According to an article in yesterday’s Politico newspaper, Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez informed a group of US House members this week in a meeting that the party will be considering a move to change the status of what are now known as “Super...
2018 SREC Candidates In Their Own Words
In keeping with our effort to provide Texans with the information they need to be informed voters, Texas Scorecard distributed a questionnaire to those running for the lead the Republican Party of Texas as chairman: incumbent James Dickey and challenger Cindy Asche....
2018 SREC Candidates In Their Own Words: Senate District 24
In keeping with our effort to provide Texans with the information they need to be informed voters, Texas Scorecard distributed a questionnaire to those running for the lead the Republican Party of Texas as chairman: incumbent James Dickey and challenger...