Read Texas News
Read the latest news in the State of Texas from Texas Scorecard
The Latest Texas News
Texas Sheriff Calls for Stronger State & Local Enforcement of Immigration Law
Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd warned that without action, the cartel violence and instability witnessed daily in Mexico will take deeper root in the United States.
Former Alvin Community College Dual Enrollment Instructor Arrested for Child Sex Crimes
Erik Neel worked on two Pearland ISD high school campuses.
Celina Police Department Concludes Criminal Investigation Into Caleb Elliott
Chief Cullison is awaiting any new evidence that may emerge from civil litigation.
UT-Austin Placed DEI Advocate on Core Curriculum Review Committee
Vice Provost Richard Reddick is a member of the 18-person committee.
The Archive
Kilgore Teacher Gets No Prison Time for Student Sex Crime
A former Texas teacher’s aide pleaded guilty to felony sexual misconduct with a student but won’t serve any time for her crime. Kayla Nicole O’Dell, 34, was arrested in February and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree...
Texas Voters OK Billions in School Property Tax Increases
Most Texas voters skipped Tuesday’s elections, but those who voted in their local school district contests collectively approved billions in new bond debt and permanent property tax rate increases. More than 2.5 million Texans voted statewide on constitutional...
Casino Cash Fails to Sway North Texas Voters in Senate District 9 Special Election
Republican activist Leigh Wambsganss and Democrat union leader Taylor Rehmet are advancing to a runoff in the special election for Texas Senate District 9. Former Southlake Mayor John Huffman finished a distant third. The race was held to fill the remainder of the...
Austin’s Record Tax Increase Proposal Fails at Ballot Box
Voters in the City of Austin declined to approve a record property tax hike. Mayor Kirk Watson acknowledged the loss Tuesday evening and noted that voters "prioritized affordability." Proposition Q would have raised nearly $110 million for homelessness programs,...
All 17 Texas Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters
Texas voters approved all 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution in Tuesday’s election, enacting a broad package of tax cuts, spending programs, and policy changes advanced by the legislature earlier this year. The measures required a two-thirds vote by the...
UT-Austin Invited Conservative To Help Draft Academic Integrity Statement
The University of Texas at Austin picked a previously controversial social conservative to help draft a new “statement on academic integrity” as part of its plan to restore public trust in higher education. Professor Mark Regnerus authored a paper in 2012 that argued...
Retired Judge Reprimanded for Telling Juveniles She Hopes ‘Big Black Men’ Use Them as ‘Sex Toys’
Jennifer Eggen, a retired Hereford Municipal Court judge in Deaf Smith County, has been publicly reprimanded for berating and demeaning juveniles and their parents in her courtroom. According to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC), which is responsible for...
Texas A&M To Pay Former President Mark Welsh $3.5 Million
Regents of the Texas A&M University System agreed to pay Mark Welsh, former president of Texas A&M–College Station, a settlement worth more than $3.5 million. The settlement agreement reportedly includes assurances that the Texas A&M University System will...
Houston Doctor Joins Lawsuit Against the Federation of State Medical Boards
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden of Houston has joined a lawsuit accusing the Federation of State Medical Boards of conspiring to punish and silence doctors who expressed dissenting opinions on vaccine mandates and COVID-19 treatments. The lawsuit accuses the Federation of...