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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.
Texas Senators Consider Measure To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The measure, which passed the Texas House, would create new privacy standards for artificial intelligence systems and establish a new program for AI developers.
Former Abilene Preschool Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Producing Child Porn
Mark Eichorn admitted to paying two boys to produce child sexual abuse material.
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Gov. Abbott Still Won’t Sign ‘Big Family Pledge’
As Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly refuses to act on several GOP priority child protection laws, Texas’ new pro-family organization continues to pressure him and top state lawmakers. Two weeks ago, the American Principles Project released its “Big Family Pledge” ahead of...
‘A True Invasion’: Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Plans to Secure the Border
Amid rising tensions at the Texas-Mexico border, three of Gov. Abbott’s primary challengers sat down with Texas Scorecard as part of our Uncut Conversations series to discuss their plans for strengthening border security. Former State Sen. Don Huffines committed to...
Democrat Appointment Becomes Hot Issue in Potter County Judge Race
Last year, Potter County Judge Nancy Tanner appointed a Democrat to a vacant seat on the Potter County Commission. Now, she is being taken to task over the issue ahead of the hotly contested Republican primary race for county judge. In November 2021, Tanner selected...
Amarillo ISD Board Orders May Bond Election
Amarillo voters will decide a $286 million bond package put forward by Amarillo Independent School District this May. Last week, the Amarillo ISD board of trustees voted to place the proposed bond items on the ballot for voters to decide on May 7. The $286 million...
Ad Blasts GOP Group Bankrolling Democrats
A new political ad playing in a Lubbock Republican House race takes aim at one candidate for being bankrolled by an Austin special interest group that has given money to Democrats. The ad, paid for by David Glasheen in the open Texas House District 84, blasts fellow...
Labor Unions and Indictments Loom Large in Texas House Race
As races for elected positions move into the homestretch ahead of the statewide March 1 primary election, one candidate's allegations are raising eyebrows. Justin Berry, a candidate for Central Texas-area state representative and an Austin Police Department officer...
Austin Public Library Offering Teens $100 to Attend ‘Sex-Ed Camp’
AUSTIN — “📣 Calling all high school students 📣 Get PAID to Learn about sex education over spring break!” As parents across the nation fight to remove pornographic and racist materials from of their children’s schools, Austin city officials are busy luring teenagers to...
Texas A&M Faculty Stands With UT Austin Against Proposal to Slash Tenure
Amid the fight to halt student indoctrination into the Marxist, racist ideologies masquerading as an academic lens called critical race theory, Texas A&M University’s faculty senate has passed a resolution similar to one passed by the University of Texas at...
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Abbott’s Operation Lone Star Created a Legal ‘Train Wreck’
“This is going to be a train wreck, I think, to say the least.” Judge Richard Evans, a Gov. Abbott-appointed board member to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC), uttered these prescient words during an October 1, 2021, emergency meeting—a meeting called after...