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Texas to Launch Nation’s Largest School Choice Program
Texas’ education savings account program is set to reshape schooling for up to 100,000 students.
New Laws Protecting Citizens’ Gun Rights Set To Take Effect This Year
The measures are only awaiting the governor’s signature.
Austin ‘Solidarity with LA’ Protest Blocks Traffic to Surround Federal Building
Law enforcement officers eventually disbursed protesters with tear gas after they vandalized a federal building
US Supreme Court Shoots Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against American Gun Companies
The court found that Mexico failed to prove US gun companies violated a law shielding them from liability when overlooking sales to drug cartels.
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Texans Eye Arizona’s School Choice Model
Arizona’s governor just signed a ground-breaking universal school choice bill that’s being hailed as the “gold standard” for parent empowerment and education freedom. The new law empowers all families to pursue the best education for their children by allowing funds...
Will Texas’ Power Grid Hold?
As Texans endure intense summer heat waves, they also face potential power outages due to a lack of adequate energy supplied through the state’s unreliable power grid. Texas is the only state operating on its own power grid. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas...
I Got Kicked Out of the Texas Democrat Convention
Those that follow Texas Scorecard know we endeavor to go to great lengths to bring readers the stories they need to know to be effective and informed citizens. Sometimes that means the Texas Capitol. Sometimes that means the southern border. But it also means going to...
Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Administration Over Abortion Push
After President Joe Biden signed an executive order last week aimed at expanding access to abortion, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fighting back. This week, Paxton filed a lawsuit against the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, arguing they are...
Texas-based Company Brings New Vision to Education
Scandal after scandal has wracked Texas' public school system in Texas. From pornographic materials in school libraries to alarmingly low STAAR test scores across the state, the education system in Texas is failing students. American Scholars, a Texas-based...
Texas Government Expects to Haul in ‘Astonishing’ $27B Surplus. What Will Lawmakers Do With It?
AUSTIN — The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature has a looming pivotal decision: spend an anticipated treasure trove of extra taxpayer dollars, or give the money back to Texans. On Thursday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the state government’s updated...
Study: Unreliable Energy is Destabilizing Texas Power Grid
As Texans were once again warned to conserve electricity this week, The Energy Alliance released a new study detailing the “decline and fall of reliability, affordability, and competition in ERCOT.” The Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) oversees the state...
Texas Senators Weigh Options for Battling Border Crisis
On Tuesday, the Texas Senate Finance Committee met to discuss the current appropriations to border security efforts including Operation Lone Star—Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push—and future funding needed as the situation worsens. “Securing our international...
Chip Roy: Drug Smuggling at the Border a ‘Daily Battle’
With cartels smuggling more and more drugs from Mexico into the United States, Congressman Chip Roy (TX) has been outspoken about the need to secure the Texas-Mexico border in order to curb the invasion. Just last month, $190,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl were...