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Lawmakers Look to Slash School Superintendents’ Severance Pay
Senators heard a House-passed bill to limit the tax-funded payouts to six months’ salary and benefits.
House Members Push to Pass Abortion Pill Ban Before Time Runs Out
All Senate bills must be passed out of the House by Tuesday, May 27, at midnight.
House Lawmakers Pass Legislation Cracking Down on AI-Generated Child Porn
The measure criminalizes the possession and production of AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
Woman Sues Texas Lottery After $83.5 Million Jackpot Withheld
The anonymous woman, who won the $83.5 million jackpot in February, said she has not yet received the massive payout.
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Texas Senate Removes ‘Grandfather Clause’ to Child Gender Mutilation Ban
Lawmakers in the Texas Senate voted to remove a “grandfather clause” from a proposed child gender mutilation ban that would have exempted children receiving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones before June 3. The proposed ban, Senate Bill 14 by State Sen. Donna...
Religious Freedom Center Stage in Senate Hearing
Lawmakers in the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs considered legislation that would strengthen religious liberty protections for public school employees and student organizations at colleges. Senate Bill 1556 by State Sen. Tan Parker (R–Flower Mound) would...
TASB Threatens to Sue School Districts
In the wake of Carroll ISD's school board terminating its membership with the Texas Association of School Boards, the organization is now threatening to sue schools that leave the association. Until now, TASB has claimed all Texas public school districts as members,...
Texas School Superintendent Salaries Continue to Soar
School superintendent salaries continue to soar in Texas, with the highest-paid top administrator’s salary once again topping half a million dollars. Newly released Texas Education Agency data for the 2022-23 school year shows five superintendents with salaries above...
Cassandra Posey: Fighting for School Choice
A Texas transplant and mom of four, Cassandra says she and her husband Josh only became involved in politics after their son returned to school following the COVID-19 shutdowns. “We’re parents, not politicians,” Cassandra told Texas Scorecard. Cassandra graduated from...
Ban on Controversial Ranked-choice Voting Moves Through Texas Senate
Legislation to ban ranked-choice voting, a method that has been criticized as counterintuitive and confusing, was approved this week by the Texas Senate. Senate Bill 921 by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola) passed the state’s upper chamber by a vote of 21-9,...
‘Abhorrent’: Texas Republicans Sound Off on Indictment of Donald Trump
Following the anticipated indictment of former President Donald Trump by a New York district attorney, Republican elected officials in Texas are sounding off on what many are calling a political prosecution. Gov. Greg Abbott took to Twitter to say the “weaponization...
Texas Democrat’s Entire Senior Staff Resigns Over Her ‘Toxic and Unethical’ Behavior
The senior staff for Democrat State Rep. Jolanda Jones of Houston announced their resignation over her ‘toxic and unethical’ behavior Thursday. Jones, a freshman in the Texas House and former contestant on the reality show Survivor, reportedly “actively covered up...
Professors Protest Proposal to End Tenure at Texas Universities
Priority legislation in the Texas Senate to end lifetime tenure contracts at state universities is receiving pushback from an unsurprising source: college professors. As one of his top legislative priorities, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for ending tenure for...