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‘Follow the Silenced’ Sheds Light on the Reality of COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries
The new documentary recently premiered for the first time in Texas at the Bob Bullock Museum.
Texas Senators Consider Measure Protecting Children From Sexual Content in Public Libraries
Under the proposal, sexually explicit materials would be moved to the adult section of all municipal libraries.
Hundreds of Bills Die as Texas House Hits Major Deadline
Senate bills are still eligible to be considered in the coming weeks, but for many House lawmakers, their priority bills are effectively finished.
Texas Alliance for Life Accused of Sabotaging Pro-Life Bill
Activist Abby Johnson accused TAL of pressuring a committee chairman to deny a hearing for legislation that would treat all abortion-related deaths as homicide.
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Texas Association of School Boards Accuses Lawmakers of Spreading ‘Disinformation’
After a group of Texas lawmakers urged school boards to leave the Texas Association of School Boards following its endorsement of “transgender” restroom policies, the organization accused them of using “both misinformation and disinformation.” TASB is a statewide...
Abbott Endorses Universal School Choice Through Education Savings Accounts
Giving his strongest affirmation of universal school choice yet, Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed "education savings accounts" for all Texans. “It is time for education freedom in Texas,” said Abbott, at Annapolis Christian Academy in Corpus Christi. Speaking at the...
Texas Mafia: Supporting Wokeness
A mafia system of corruption by the Texas Legislature not only empowers school districts to extort money while granting tax breaks to a favored few, but it also helps support certain woke corporations. Throughout this series, Texas Scorecard has uncovered how school...
Texas Mafia: Formalized Extortion
“This is how it's gonna work. I'm gonna take 20 percent a week. … We're partners. You make the money, and I make sure you keep it.” These are the words of Dwight Manfredi, a fictional mafioso in the Sylvester Stallone-starring series "Tulsa King." Manfredi said these...
Unreliable Energy Fails to Deliver for Texans, Again
As most of Texas continues to experience freezing temperatures this week, the underperformance of unreliable energy sources like wind and solar are once again raising questions about the state’s dependence on them. While the Electric Reliability Council of Texas—the...
Grassroots Organizations Request Gov. Abbott Include Conservative Priorities in Emergency Items
Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to soon announce when he will give the state of the state address, where he will designate emergency items for the ongoing legislative session. Per the Texas Constitution, the governor’s emergency items are the only topics the Legislature...
New Legislation Would Ban Critical Race Theory on Texas Public Universities
Proposed legislation in Texas would prohibit universities and colleges from teaching critical race theory and remove their state funding if they violate the law. House Bill 1607 by State Rep. Cody Harris (R–Palestine) reads that no institution of higher education is...
Lawmakers Urge All School Districts to Leave Texas Association of School Boards
A group of Texas lawmakers urged school districts across the state to leave the Texas Association of School Boards after the organization promoted “transgender” restroom policies. TASB is a statewide taxpayer-funded lobbying group for school officials that provides...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Appoints Border Czar
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed former Border Patrol Agent Mike Banks as Texas’ first-ever Border Czar. Banks will assist the governor in coordinating state border security efforts. According to the governor’s office, “Border Czar Banks will report directly to...