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Baylor University To Return ‘LGBTQIA+ Inclusion’ Grant Following Backlash
Baylor’s “Statement on Human Sexuality” defines acceptable sexual expression as limited to “purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman.”
Court Rules Texas Can Release 2024 School Accountability Ratings
The A-F ratings serve as “report cards” for how well Texas schools are serving students and taxpayers.
Feds Arrest 10 for Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Texas
The organized attackers lured officers outside and then began shooting.
Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers Under New State Law
District officials cite logistics concerns.
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Soros-Backed Group Relaunches Effort To Turn Texas Blue With Multimillion-Dollar Push
A Democrat-aligned political group backed by billionaire George Soros is once again setting its sights on Texas, aiming to flip the reliably red state with a new multimillion-dollar campaign. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Texas Majority PAC—bankrolled...
Texas A&M Political Science Textbook Attacks Trump
A Texas A&M summer class uses a textbook that promotes the establishment narrative that President Donald Trump is a criminal. A source provided Texas Scorecard with information regarding the textbook for a Texas A&M political science course offered this summer...
Republicans Win Runoff Races in Frisco, Lose McKinney Mayoral Matchup
Local runoff elections yielded mixed results for conservatives in several North Texas cities, including a pair of wins in Frisco and a loss in McKinney. Runoffs were held Saturday in races in which no candidate received a majority of votes in the May 3 general...
Judge: Texas Lottery Commissioners Must Protect Disputed $83.5M Jackpot
A state judge in Travis County has ordered that Texas Lottery commissioners must hold on to an $83.5 million jackpot won by a woman in February that has not yet been paid out. Earlier this week, District Judge Aurora Martinez Jones ruled that the jackpot could not be...
Lawmakers Address China Threat
Multiple measures passed by lawmakers during Texas’ 89th Legislative Session seek to combat the threat of the Chinese Communist Party. Chuck DeVore, chief national initiative officer at Texas Public Policy Foundation, told Texas Scorecard that during this past...
Banking Lobbyists Reportedly Urging Gov. Abbott to Veto Transactional Gold Legislation
Banking lobbyists are reportedly still attempting to derail legislation that would allow Texans to use precious metals in day-to-day financial transactions, even after it has cleared both legislative chambers. House Bill 1056 by State Rep. Mark Dorazio (R–San Antonio)...
New $10.5M Houston Police Department Training Center Will Not Require Taxpayer Funding
Millions in private donations are expected to cover a new Houston Police Department training center that will offer officers state-of-the-art preparation tools. Construction crews are preparing to break ground on a new Houston Police Department training facility...
Winnsboro ISD Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sex With Student
A teacher and coach in Winnsboro Independent School District was jailed for having sex with a high school student. Nicholas Tyronne Gabriel, 30, was arrested Thursday and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony...
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Costs Millions as Texas House Failed to Act
Despite years of calls from Texas voters to end the use of taxpayer dollars for lobbying, legislation to ban the practice died in committee this session, leaving Texans footing a multi-million-dollar lobbying bill. For years, both Democrat and Republican voters have...