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New Braunfels ISD Teacher, Coach Faces New Student Sexual Assault Charges
This is Bryant Shephard’s third arrest in connection with a case that began in 2023.
Ted Cruz Endorses Don Huffines for Texas Comptroller
The endorsement comes as the comptroller’s office prepares for a change in leadership.
Harrison Criticizes Lack of Public Testimony on House Budget
State Rep. Brian Harrison says keeping taxpayers out of the room is indefensible.
Interim UT Austin President Sides With ‘Shared Governance’
Jim Davis indicated his support for the status quo, which has empowered leftist agitators on campus.
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Patrick Proposes Rule Adjustment to Stop Democrats From Killing GOP Bills
With Republicans down one seat in the makeup of the Texas Senate from last session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is floating a rule change to ensure Republican legislation can’t be blocked by Democrats. Heading into the upcoming session, Republicans will hold 18 of the 31...
Austin’s Violent Crime Continues Rising Amid Leftist City Council Policies
AUSTIN — Unfortunately, to paraphrase Malcolm X and Jeremiah Wright, the all-Democrat Austin City Council’s chickens are coming home to roost. Over the past year and a half, Texas Scorecard has documented an array of the city council’s harmful decisions and...
Allegations of Abuse of Office Arise in Senate Race
Allegations have come to light that in his quest for a state Senate seat, State Rep. Drew Springer (R–Muenster) stopped helping a North Texas city because the mayor endorsed his opponent. According to a report from Push Junction, Springer offered help to New Hope’s...
Hill: Why Texas Must End Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
It is a foundational truth of our American republic that all individuals are endowed by the Creator with the right to speak freely and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Individuals also have the right to assemble and associate with...
ELECTION RESULTS: Metroplex Local Runoffs
On Tuesday, North Texas voters decided key city and school district runoff elections that will directly impact citizens’ quality of life and their wallets. Across the state, local elections usually held in May were moved to November this year due to concerns about the...
Senate Discusses Putting an End to Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Local governments are lobbying the state legislature—and using tax dollars to do it. Lawmakers in the Texas Senate met in Austin on Tuesday to discuss banning on the practice. A long-standing practice in the halls of the Texas Capitol, taxpayer-funded lobbying refers...
COVID Guidance Ignored in Pro-Mandate County Building
After a photo surfaced of a North Texas county judge not wearing a mask at a wedding, photos emerged this week of social distancing being ignored in the very building he and the commissioners wield authority over. Back in October, controversy erupted after a photo...
Texas Sues to Toss Out Election Results in Battleground States
Texas is challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in four battleground states, asking the nation’s highest court to throw out the votes and direct state legislatures to appoint presidential electors. A lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court by...
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Fight Goes Local
A conflict in North Texas between the Dallas City Council and mayor showed citizens the price tag they’ll be stuck with if the city votes to hire lobbyists—with taxpayer money—to represent the city’s interests in the upcoming Texas Legislative session. It also...