by Joseph Trimmer | May. 30, 2025 | Houston, Local
Houston’s $7 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 can now move forward following court approval of a settlement in a years-long legal dispute over misallocated drainage funds. On Friday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire notified the city council that the...
by Adam Cahn | May. 30, 2025 | Aggie Scorecard, State
COLLEGE STATION—Following some November 2024 eliminations, the regents of the Texas A&M University System will likely terminate dozens more “low-performing” academic programs. But how state lawmakers decide to define the term “low-performing” will impact the...
by The Kambree Show | May. 30, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Video
18-year-old Ava Moore was reportedly hit & killed by an illegal alien on a jet ski at Lake Grapevine.
by Michael Wilson | May. 30, 2025 | Houston, Local
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announces a wave of new arrests in a Houston drug case involving illegal aliens, the Houston Police Department is drawing scrutiny for delaying the release of bodycam footage tied to incidents when ICE was called in for...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 30, 2025 | State
The Texas Legislature has approved final language for Senate Bill 17, sending the long-debated measure to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. The bill, designed to restrict foreign adversaries from acquiring land in Texas, has undergone significant changes since it...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | May. 30, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Brittany Dunn and Kristi Wells are the founders of safe house. It’s The nonprofit organization with a vision to unite communities to eradicate human trafficking and restore hope, freedom, and a future to every survivor.
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | May. 30, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Most of us don’t like to acknowledge reality. It can be very inconvenient for our carefully crafted ordering of the world. A friend of mine likes to say that “reality is an acquired taste,” and he’s right. Yet, without a clear-eyed assessment of where we are, we’ll...
by Texas Minute | May. 30, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Connections to Conflicted Vendor Run Deep at Texas Lottery… House Rejects Paxton’s Call on Election Integrity Measure… Harris County Bureaucrats Best-paid in America… Prosper ISD JROTC Teacher Charged With Sex Crime Against Student… Stockdale ISD Teacher...
by Daily Headlines | May. 29, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– With Democrats Holding Out, Bail Reform Push Collapses in Texas House – Legislation to Make Vaccine Manufacturers Liable Passes Senate – Houston Ends Traffic Stop Quotas in Unanimous Vote
by Luca Cacciatore | May. 29, 2025 | State
Members of the Texas House have rejected a call from Attorney General Ken Paxton to swiftly concur with changes made by senators to a critical election integrity proposal. On Wednesday, Paxton’s office issued a release calling on House lawmakers to concur with...
by Addie Hovland | May. 29, 2025 | State
Senate lawmakers failed to vote on a measure protecting children from sexual content in libraries before the midnight deadline on Wednesday. House Bill 3225, authored by State Rep. Daniel Alders (R–Tyler) and sponsored by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola) in the...
by Erin Anderson | May. 29, 2025 | Local, Metroplex
A custodian who was employed by Little Elm Independent School District is in jail following accusations that he sexually abused at least one elementary school student. Eric Lazaro Landaverde, 64, was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of continuous sexual...
by Joseph Trimmer | May. 29, 2025 | Houston, Local
Harris County’s top officials are among the highest-compensated government employees in America, with nine department heads earning more than the U.S. president’s $400,000 salary. Forty-five county employees now receive compensation that surpasses the $250,600 salary...
by Michael Wilson | May. 29, 2025 | Houston, Local
Houston has officially ended its policy requiring daily traffic stops by police officers, following a decisive move by Police Chief Noe Diaz and a unanimous city council vote. Just hours before the city council was scheduled to vote on the matter, Diaz formally...
by Ian Camacho | May. 29, 2025 | Central Texas, Local
The Bosque County Republican Party unanimously voted to censure State Rep. Angelia Orr. “Orr’s attitude appears to be she can win reelection in House District 13 without Bosque County Republican voters — we plan to disabuse her of that notion during the 2026...
by Erin Anderson | May. 29, 2025 | Local, Metroplex
UPDATED May 30. A Reserve Officer Training teacher in Prosper Independent School District has been arrested for alleged sexual contact with a student. Michael Christopher Songy, 44, was arrested Wednesday and charged with indecent assault, a Class A misdemeanor...
by Daniel Greer | May. 29, 2025 | Analysis, State
Before she rose in the ranks to become an influential member of Gary Grief’s inner circle at the Texas Lottery, Nelda Trevino was a well-connected administrative assistant with a documented connection to the state’s lottery vendor lobbyist. In her elevated position,...
