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US Supreme Court Shoots Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against American Gun Companies
The court found that Mexico failed to prove US gun companies violated a law shielding them from liability when overlooking sales to drug cartels.
Central Texas Teacher, Coach Sentenced to 4 Years for Sex With Student
While teaching at Comfort High School, Tye Rexrode had sex with a 17-year-old girl and groomed underage students via Snapchat.
Organized Protesters Rally in Houston for Illegal Aliens, Chant ‘Abolish ICE’
Among the crowd, far-left activists recruited people to join a network designed to quickly respond to ICE operations in Houston.
Soros-Backed Group Relaunches Effort To Turn Texas Blue With Multimillion-Dollar Push
Past efforts like Battleground Texas—formed over a decade ago with similar ambitions—have largely failed.
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A Conversation with Jennifer Bridges
Brandon Waltens had the pleasure of sitting down with Jennifer Bridges. Jennifer is a nurse from Baytown, Texas, who became the center of attention after launching a petition to stop Houston Methodist from implementing a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. Listen...
Texas Scorecard Sits Down with Candidates for Lieutenant Governor
As part of Texas Scorecard‘s Uncut Conversations series, we invited Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor to 1836 Studios sit down for a one-on-one interview. In these interviews, we discuss issues ranging from the state's response to COVID-19 to why...
‘It’s Child Abuse’: AG Ken Paxton Slams GOP Lawmakers for Failing to Ban Child Gender Modification
In a recent interview with Texas Scorecard as part of our Uncut Conversations series, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called out legislators for neglecting to outlaw child gender modification procedures in the last three special sessions. “I think there should have...
Republican Establishment Throws Support in Attempt to Protect Incumbents
As the primary election creeps ever closer, the Republican establishment is attempting to protect its own. The Texans for Responsible Government PAC was established in late 2020 by Republican donor and Abbott-supporter Michael Porter. TRG is meant to facilitate the...
Voter Fraud Voids South Texas School Board Election
Amid a statewide campaign to halt voter fraud, a 2020 South Texas school board election has been overturned due to “repeated mistakes” by local elections officials that allowed illegal votes to be counted. A court found “clear and convincing evidence” that more...
Grassroots America – We the People Releases More Statewide Endorsements
As the Republican primary fast approaches, Grassroots America – We The People (GAWTP) announced its picks for land commissioner, attorney general, and lieutenant governor. Executive Director JoAnn Fleming announced the group's enthusiastic endorsement of Dr. Jon...
Texas Attorney General Investigating GoFundMe for Shutting Down $10M ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fundraiser
As government officials and corporations across the nation target citizens who do not want to get forcibly injected with coronavirus vaccines, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is responding to one major company. On Wednesday, Paxton “issued Civil Investigative...
Texas Voters Choose DeSantis Over Abbott in Recent Presidential Poll
A recent poll issued by CWS Research reported that a majority of Republican voters surveyed would rather vote for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the next presidential election over Greg Abbott. The poll randomly selected 715 Texans likely to vote in the upcoming state...
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Texas Taxpayers Funding Alleged Sabotage of Operation Lone Star
Texas has been detaining illegal immigrants at an increased clip, but what happens after they are detained? A Texas Scorecard investigation of how illegal immigrants are being processed revealed an opaque self-dealing and self-sabotaging process. Since December, the...