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Audit Shows $5.1 Million Price Tag for Failed Paxton Impeachment
The audit was requested 550 days ago by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
‘Recognized’ Texas Teacher Charged With Child Grooming
Scott Strobel is accused of sexually grooming a 14-year-old girl he was tutoring.
Republican Lawmaker’s Mic Cut by Democrat Chair After Objecting To Alleged Rules Breach
State Rep. Brian Harrison said Democrats are controlling the Texas House.
Report Recommends Evaluation for Houston-area Bridges at Risk of Collapse
A new report details the issues that led to the bridge collapse in Baltimore and recommends safety actions.
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True Texas Project: Building a Grassroots Army
With our state besieged by riots and local tyranny this year, Texans are finding themselves more concerned than ever about our state’s future. For citizens wanting to learn and be empowered to make a difference, True Texas Project offers the chance to join a movement...
‘People Are Dying’: Small-Business Owner Shares Personal Pain From Abbott’s Shutdowns
Tee Allen is just one of thousands of Texas small-business owners whose lives and livelihoods are being crushed by Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive orders issued in response to the Chinese coronavirus. But her story illustrates the terrible personal toll the governor’s...
Abbott Refuses to Reopen Bars
While other states like Florida are lifting the last of their coronavirus restrictions, Abbott is keeping his executive orders in place and continuing to keep some businesses closed. On Monday, Abbott teased an upcoming announcement on Twitter which implied bars and...
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Unsolicited Mail-Ballot Application Scheme
Plans by Democrat Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins to send mail-ballot applications to all 2.37 million registered voters in the county have been officially thwarted by the Texas Supreme Court, reversing a lower court’s judgment. After a legal action filed by Texas...
Texas Supreme Court Strikes Down GOP Lawsuit Against Abbott’s Early Voting Extension
The Texas Supreme Court has struck down a lawsuit brought by prominent Republicans seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s extension of early voting in the November election, arguing the suit came too late and early voting by mail is already underway in parts of the...
Schools Secretly Seek Abuse Victim Funding for Cultural Competency
Citizens again confronted board members of a North Texas school district over their controversial “Cultural Competence Action Plan” that would advance leftism in the school, this time calling out the district for seeking a grant meant for abuse victims to help fund...
Netflix Indicted by Texas Grand Jury for Child Pornography
Public outrage and backlash continue against Netflix for their controversial movie depicting sexualized 11-year-old girls. On Tuesday, a grand jury in Tyler County, Texas, indicted the streaming service over their movie "Cuties," charging Netflix for knowingly...
Austin City Councilman Endorsed by Local Socialists
As Austin has gone down the Marxist rabbit hole over the past half-decade, City Councilmember Gregorio “Greg” Casar has led the charge—and he is now hoping to keep burrowing further down. Casar is running for re-election in November, and at Texas Scorecard, we...
Texas GOP Chair Allen West Blasts Anti-Trump Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project, a pseudo-Republican group that was created to unelect President Donald Trump, announced it would be spending over $1 million in Texas to help elect Joe Biden, calling the move "Operation Sam Houston." Not long after that news broke, however,...