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Analysis: Was the Rigging of a $95M Jackpot Legal? No.
Here are the laws that were likely broken in April 2023.
2 Waco ISD Teachers Arrested in April for Abusing Special Needs Children
Both teachers are no longer employed with the district.
House Leadership Blocking Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Says Texas Lawmaker
State Rep. Brent Money says State Affairs Committee Chair Ken King won’t give the legislation a hearing.
Houston City Council Will Vote on Race-Based Contracting Program
City officials believe the existing program must be updated since it favors groups that do not face a disadvantage in the market.
The Archive
Constituents Demand Answers in West Texas Lawmaker’s Sex Scandal
Weeks after reports of a lurid series of graphic text messages sent by State Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R–Odessa) were released online, his constituents are demanding answers. The highly explicit messages, first released by Current Revolt, were sent both over text messages...
Sorry, But There Are Only Two Political Parties
At the risk of offending a few folks, there are precisely two political parties in America. These two parties are in a fierce competition, with nothing less than the fate of the republic riding on the outcome. No, I’m not talking about the Democrats and the...
Local Officials Say They Won’t Prosecute Child Mutilation Experiments
Despite a years-long fight to protect children in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and top Republican state lawmakers have repeatedly refused to enact a state law to ban disfiguring gender operations on minors. However, the latest episode in the troubling saga features local...
Family Says Unvaccinated Patients Treated Differently by Hospital
Mikel Smith entered Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine a month ago. His family fears he will never leave. Smith’s daughter, Ashley Thomas, founder and CEO of Freedom’s Fund USA, spoke with Texas Scorecard to discuss her family’s experience with Baylor...
Abbott’s Challengers Discuss Abolishing Abortion
Three of Gov. Abbott’s primary challengers sat down with Texas Scorecard as part of our Uncut Conversations series to discuss a variety of issues, including their thoughts on abortion. Former State Sen. Don Huffines described his plans to outlaw abortion across the...
Dickson: Abilene Residents Submit 10,000+ Initiative Petition Signatures to Outlaw Abortion
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22 p.m. the Citizen Initiative Committee to outlaw abortion in the City of Abilene turned in more than 10,000 signatures to Abilene City Hall. Scott Beard, pastor of FountainGate Fellowship, was one of the members of the initiating...
Debate Over Sexually Explicit School Books Heats Up in McKinney
A nationwide debate over sexually explicit books in school libraries and classrooms heated up Tuesday night in one North Texas school district. The controversial books weren’t on the agenda, but dozens of parents, students, and community members showed up at the...
Election Fraud Enforcement Center Stage in Race for Criminal Court of Appeals
A recent decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that took the power to prosecute election fraud out of the state attorney general’s hands has become a major issue in the Republican primary election for one of the court’s seats. In an 8-1 decision in December,...
Austin City Officials Postpone Their Controversial Teen ‘Sex-Ed Camp’
Amid nationwide fights over pornographic and racist material in children’s classrooms, Austin city officials have put off their plan to lure local teenagers to their “sex-ed camp” at taxpayer-funded libraries. The Austin Public Library originally posted an...