by Erin Anderson | May. 8, 2025 | Central Texas, Local
An Austin elementary school teacher arrested twice for possessing hundreds of thousands of child sexual abuse images now faces federal charges. Carl David Innmon, 50, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of possession of child pornography and one count of...
by Debra McClure | May. 8, 2025 | Federal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas introduced legislation requiring the Department of Defense to create a Special Review Board to audit the service-wide handling of religious accommodation requests related to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Reaffirming Every...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 8, 2025 | State
The Texas House is set to vote Friday on legislation to create a temporary guest worker program for laborers from Mexico, just as several bills aimed at curbing illegal immigration continue to languish without a vote. House Bill 2858, authored by Democrat State Rep....
by Anthony Holm | May. 8, 2025 | Commentary
There is a theme in the Texas Legislature of late: stopping conservative values from entering Texas’ courts, and it’s wrong-headed. I’ve often agreed with Texans for Lawsuit Reform, a lobbying organization supported in part by insurance companies. This session,...
by Michael Wilson | May. 8, 2025 | Houston, Local
A Houston father is facing murder and sexual assault charges after allegedly supplying his daughter and her friend with fentanyl on Thanksgiving Day, resulting in his daughter’s death. Joshua Youngblood, 45, has been charged with murder and sexual assault, authorities...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | May. 8, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Jon Bouche is the Vice Chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party. He’s a longtime grassroots activist in Montgomery County which is the “Reddest” large county in Texas.
by Texas Tomorrow | May. 8, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Are districts reverting back to their old ways, or is it time for voters to wake up?
by Texas Minute | May. 8, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Abbott Presses Lawmakers for Bail Reform… College Professors Argue Against Higher Education Reform… Paxton Nabs Frio County Officials & Election Workers in Vote-Harvest Ring… Houston To Continue Race-Based City Contracting Program…
by The Luke Macias Show | May. 7, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
The Texas House honored a judge who tried to undermine Texas’s marriage laws, Texas casinos are trying to hijack a rezoning reform bill, and the Texas Senate is advancing a ban on illegals receiving discounted college tuition.
by Daily Headlines | May. 7, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– With Time Running Out, Parental Rights Bill Awaits House Action – Students Arrested During Anti-Israel Protests Sue UT-Austin – Houston Mayor Unveils $7 Billion Proposed Budget
by Ian Camacho | May. 7, 2025 | State
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the indictment and arrest of six people, including five public officials, for election crimes related to a vote-harvesting scheme in Frio County, located just southwest of San Antonio. According to affidavits and search warrants...
by Joseph Trimmer | May. 7, 2025 | Houston, Local
Houston’s City Council members voted 12-3 to continue a program prioritizing certain contractors for city contracts based on the business owner’s race or sex. Wednesday’s decision follows a federal lawsuit challenging the program’s constitutionality. ...
by Erin Anderson | May. 7, 2025 | State
With less than a month remaining in the legislative session, a Republican-priority measure to protect children from sexually explicit books in public schools finally advanced in the Texas House. Senate Bill 13 by State Sen. Angela Paxton (R–McKinney) aims to...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 7, 2025 | State
Days after signing school choice legislation into law, Gov. Greg Abbott is turning up the pressure on lawmakers to pass another key priority: bail reform. On Wednesday, Abbott hosted a roundtable in Austin with law enforcement officials, policy leaders, and victims of...
by Luca Cacciatore | May. 7, 2025 | State
Texas House lawmakers are fielding two competing proposals to ban lottery ticket resellers or legalize and regulate them. Members of the House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures, chaired by State Rep. Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont), discussed the two...
by The Kambree Show | May. 7, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Video
The staffer was reportedly using his power to benefit his wife’s lobbying clients.
by Brad Yock | May. 7, 2025 | Commentary
Amidst the political inferno that has been the 89th Texas Legislature, there is one proposal that is of profound importance to Texas parents and families. The general aim of the proposal (which includes SJR 34, HJR 112, SJR 12, and HJR 155) is to amend the Texas...
