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Exclusive: Inside Texas A&M’s ‘Draggieland’
After the Texas A&M University regents banned on-campus drag shows, a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban—allowing “Draggieland” to proceed as planned.
State Investigating Muslim Compound for Fair Housing Violations
The probe is just the latest investigation announced against the East Plano Islamic Center this week.
Superintendent Salaries Continue to Climb as Schools Claim They’re Underfunded
Texas taxpayers are footing the bill for increasingly extravagant school administrator pay.
Texas GOP Officially Opposes Red-Light Camera Ticketing Legislation
The party’s legislative priorities committee red-lighted Republican lawmakers’ efforts to revive red-light ticketing schemes for school buses.
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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...
Middleton Files Bill to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Texas lawmakers will soon decide whether to end the controversial practice of allowing government officials to use citizens' money to hire often anti-citizen lobbyists. On Monday, State Rep. Mayes Middleton (R–Wallisville) filed a proposed law banning taxpayer-funded...