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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.
Texas Parents Push Lawmakers To Deliver Public Education Reforms
Advocates are focused on stronger laws to address the “epidemic” of physical and sexual abuse in schools.
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‘No Doubt Abuse’: Texas Attorney General Releases Formal Opinion on Child Mutilation Experiments
Despite a years-long fight to protect children in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and top Republican state lawmakers continue to allow medical practitioners to perform disfiguring gender operations on minors. However, the state’s top law enforcer has announced his 13-page...
Gubernatorial Candidate Chad Prather Sentenced to Facebook Jail
Amid this last week of primary election campaigning, media personality and Republican gubernatorial candidate Chad Prather has been sentenced to a week of suspension from Facebook. https://twitter.com/WatchChad/status/1495765206127030274 Life, Love, and Liberty...
School District Scandal: New Evidence Shows Board Members Tried to Weaponize ‘Censure’ Resolutions to Silence Dissenting Trustees
ROUND ROCK — As a scandal grows in a “safe and suburban” Central Texas school district, a recent court hearing revealed more details on a key episode in the troubling saga. Last week, Round Rock Independent School District board members and lawyers testified in court...
Phelan Touts Teachers Union Endorsement
With early voting underway in Texas’ March 1 primary elections, Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan is touting the endorsement of a state teachers union that gave most of its backing to Democrats. Phelan is one of 26 Republican state lawmakers endorsed by the Texas...
Dickson: Lindale Council Certifies Initiative Signatures, Sets Hearing on Outlawing Abortion
On Tuesday, February 15, the city council of Lindale, Texas (pop. 6,730), received the certification of the citizen initiative petition signatures and scheduled a hearing to consider the passage of an ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. The item was...
Lawmaker Slams GOP House Members for Allowing Democrat Committee Chairs
Last week, State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R–Royse City) sat down with Texas Scorecard to discuss the controversial practice of Republican lawmakers appointing Democrats to key committee chair positions in the Texas House. In his interview, which aired during The Headline,...
School Board Still Refuses to Act on Scandal-Ridden Superintendent
ROUND ROCK — A troubling and contentious scandal continues in a “safe and suburban” Central Texas school district. On Thursday, after months of public outcry and delays, the Round Rock Independent School District board of trustees met behind closed doors to discuss...
Abolish Abortion Texas Releases Primary Voting Guide
Early voting for the statewide March primary election began Monday, and Abolish Abortion Texas (AATX) has just released their voting guide, consisting of candidates who pledged to end abortion in Texas. The names of 73 candidates are included in the guide covering...
Why One Texas Father Is Running for the State Legislature
With early voting underway in primary races across the state, one North Texas father is seeking a seat in the Legislature for a very personal reason. Jeff Younger says he is running to save his son, and all Texas children, from being permanently disfigured by “gender...