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Navarro ISD Bus Driver Busted for Child Porn Gets 30 Years in Prison
Michael Morrish was caught with thousands of images of child sexual abuse material.
Fight To Safeguard Secret Ballot Continues in Harris County
Voters want courts to protect the privacy of the ballot box.
Poll: Majority of Republican Primary Voters Support THC Ban
As lawmakers consider legislation banning THC, 62 percent of Republican primary voters are in support of such a measure.
Texas AG Sues ‘Big Pharma’ Company Eli Lilly for Bribery
Attorney General Paxton is calling out “Big Pharma” for compromising medical decision-making.
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Houston Public Works Needs Billions To Replace Failing Water Plant Serving 75% of Residents
Houston Public Works leaders are calling for funding to repair and replace the city’s aging water plant. In a tour of the East Water Treatment Plant with reporters, Deputy Director Greg Eyerly revealed serious infrastructure problems like cracked walls and leaks....
City of Austin Incubating DEI and LGBT
Austin City Council members have earned a score of “100,” the highest possible score, for advancing the LGBT agenda. They also are incubating the diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology in the city budget. The Human Rights Campaign—a far-left LGBT organization and...
Texas Joins Coalition Lawsuit Against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with a coalition of 22 states and several industry groups, has initiated legal action against New York over its Climate Change Superfund Act. "New York's law is nothing more than an unconstitutional shakedown of vital American...
Y’All Answered: Teacher Pay Raises
During his State of the State address, Gov. Greg Abbott said he wanted lawmakers to "increase teachers’ average salary" but also to "reward the best teachers" by expanding the "merit program." Yesterday, we asked readers what they would do about teacher pay raises if...
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds Protest Transparency, Border Security at State Capitol
Hundreds rallied at the Capitol on Monday to protest strong borders, federal spending transparency, and the Trump administration. Texas Scorecard reported live on the scene at two different protests that were held outside the Capitol back-to-back. The first was...
Dallas ‘Church’ Celebrates Drag, Performer Calls for Sacrificing Trump Supporters
A Dallas “church” hosted a service dedicated to celebrating drag performers and “transgender” individuals in defiance of the conservative Texas Legislature. A video shared by Texas Family Project on X captured glimpses of the event at the United Church of Christ...
US Rep. Hunt Calls Video Comparing Cy-Fair ISD GOP Board Members to Nazis ‘Disgusting’
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt accused a local news station of comparing Republican school board members’ actions to those of the Nazis. The video by NBC affiliate KPRC 2 shows an on-air personality ripping pages from a book interspersed with old footage of Nazis burning books...
Texas Attorney General Sides Against State Agency in Free Speech Fight
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking the unusual step of siding against the Texas Ethics Commission in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Rather than defending the state agency, he has filed an amicus brief supporting Michael Quinn Sullivan, a conservative...
Perryton ISD Football Coach Gets 30 Years for Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student
A high school football coach who admitted to sexually abusing a 15-year-old female student was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison but plans to appeal. During sentencing, the coach's younger sister revealed that he had also victimized her years earlier. Meanwhile,...