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Texas A&M Faculty Senate Approves “Climate Ethics” Course
The move comes after regents ended an LGBTQ minor and other low-performing programs.
Conservative Lawmakers Warn Texas House Is Running Out of Time To Pass GOP Priorities
As the regular legislative session heads into its final weeks, conservative House members say leadership needs to move quickly to address Republican priorities.
Houston Approves $11.4M to Overhaul Failing Solid Waste Department
The funds will go toward new vehicles and equipment.
House Committee Prioritizes Controversial ‘HPV Plan’ Over National Security Measures in Higher Ed
A Republican-controlled committee is pushing a pro-Big Pharma proposal while a measure to better protect higher education from national security threats lacks key enforcement.
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Sex, Texts, and Power
A lurid series of graphic text messages, representing nearly a year of deeply emotional and revealing conversations, spooled out for the state to see when a woman shared her story of being in a relationship with a married legislator. Over the course of several weeks,...
Vaccine Choice Org Suffers Strife
As the issue of vaccine mandates was coming to a head last year, and the Lone Star State’s governor was resisting calls for a special session on the issue, observers noticed a crucial voice in Texas was muted: Texans for Vaccine Choice. In recent days, the reasons...
Conservative Republicans of Texas Endorses Don Huffines for Governor
With early voting already underway for the March primary elections, the Conservative Republicans of Texas published an extensive list of endorsements this week, covering both state and local elections. The organization, led by longtime Houston-area activist Dr. Steve...
Dickson: Jewett Becomes 40th City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
The City of Jewett (population 1,250), located about 70 miles southeast of Waco and about 130 miles northwest of Houston, has become the 40th city in Texas to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion and the third city to do so in Leon County, following...
UT Austin ‘Faculty Senate’ Passes Pro-Critical Race Theory Resolution
As Texans grapple with the left-wing takeover of the public educational system, one entrenched power center is making it clear it isn't going anywhere without a fight. The “faculty Senate” at the University of Texas in Austin has passed a resolution, claiming the...
Going Local: Trump Endorses Phil Sorrells for Tarrant County District Attorney
On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump waded into the Tarrant County district attorney race, endorsing Judge Phil Sorrells for the open position. “Phil Sorrells is an experienced prosecutor and exceptional criminal court judge who will support Law Enforcement,...
Exclusive: School District Scandal Grows With Shocking New Documents & Allegations
ROUND ROCK — A troubling and contentious scandal is growing in a “safe and suburban” Central Texas school district. New documents obtained by Texas Scorecard reveal more details of the domestic violence accusations against newly hired Round Rock Independent School...
Outgoing Republican Lawmaker Blasts GOP Lawmakers for Shooting Down ‘Porn Amendment’
On a recent episode of his podcast “Back Room Access,” State Rep. Jeff Cason (R–Bedford) explained how Republicans in both the Texas House and Senate repeatedly shot down his amendment to House Bill 5. The original bill, proposed by State Rep. Trent Ashby (R–Lufkin),...
Texas Sues Over Federal Airline Mask Mandate
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation and U.S. Rep Beth Van Duyne (R–Irving), is suing the Biden administration for its illegal mask mandate for airlines and airports. Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...