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Analysis: Was the Rigging of a $95M Jackpot Legal? No.
Here are the laws that were likely broken in April 2023.
House Leadership Blocking Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Says Texas Lawmaker
State Rep. Brent Money says State Affairs Committee Chair Ken King won’t give the legislation a hearing.
Texas Senators Consider Measure To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The measure, which passed the Texas House, would create new privacy standards for artificial intelligence systems and establish a new program for AI developers.
Texas Parents Push Lawmakers To Deliver Public Education Reforms
Advocates are focused on stronger laws to address the “epidemic” of physical and sexual abuse in schools.
State Archive
Beto O’Rourke Rallies for Abortion
AUSTIN — On Sunday at Pan Am Park, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke held a "reproductive freedom" rally alongside pro-abortion organizations. The rally followed a decision from the United States Supreme Court to overturn the landmark...
New US Rep. Mayra Flores Says Nancy Pelosi Pushed Her Daughter
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) has accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of pushing her daughter during Flores' swearing-in ceremony. Flores won the seat earlier this month in a special election in South Texas, flipping a traditionally Democrat district....
Texas GOP Priority: Ban Gender Modification of Kids
Earlier this month, more than 5,000 delegates gathered at the Republican Party of Texas Convention to determine the party's eight new legislative priorities for the upcoming legislative session. In response to continued pressure from citizens and spurred on by Texas...
Texas House Candidate Frederick Frazier Indicted for Impersonating Public Servant
Frederick Frazier, the Republican candidate for Texas House District 61, has been indicted on criminal charges of impersonating a public servant, following an investigation spurred on by accusations of sign-stealing during the Republican primary election earlier this...
Texas Lawmaker Condemns Cornyn’s Gun Bill ‘Cowardice’
After U.S. Sen. John Cornyn helped introduce a “bipartisan” gun control bill, Texas State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R–Royse City) blasted Cornyn for the proposal and pledged to fight attempts to enact gun control legislation in Texas. “Senator Cornyn’s betrayal is nothing...
Kinney County Attorney Discusses the Dangers of Weak Borders
During an interview with Texas Scorecard at last week's Republican Party of Texas Convention, Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith expressed his displeasure with the lack of border security and the danger that these illegal migrants bring to his community....
Brandon Creighton on Texas GOP Outreach and the 2023 Legislative Session
State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), the chair of the Texas Republican Victory Fund, sat down for an interview with Texas Scorecard during the Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston last week. According to the Texas GOP, “Texas Victory plays a central...
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility’s Three-pronged Plan
At the Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston last week, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Executive Director Jeramy Kitchen met with Michael Quinn Sullivan for an interview, during which he outlined the organization's three-pronged prosperity plan....
New ‘Texas Family Project’ Pledges to Fight for Families
A new pro-family advocacy group is joining the fight to protect and defend Texas families. The Texas Family Project says it wants to make the family the most powerful, well-represented force in Austin. “It’s obvious that families aren’t all mobilized,” TFP President...