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UT-Austin Promotes Abortion
The Law School and College of Liberal Arts are the worst offenders.
Texas Faces Educator Sexual Misconduct ‘Crisis’
The number of teachers and school employees charged with sex crimes continues to grow.
Texas House Passes Bill to Abolish the Lottery Commission
The lottery will be moved to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
House Passes Weakened Higher Education Reform Bill
A time consuming conference committee is likely.
State Archive
Runoff Preview: Gurski and Leo-Wilson Clash for House District 23
Covering Chambers and part of Galveston County, HD 23 is currently held by State Rep. Mayes Middleton (R–Wallisville). Middleton won the Republican nomination for state Senate District 11 in the March primary. Meanwhile, the May 24 runoff election will determine...
School District Pressured Staff to Support $992 Million Bond
More than 100 local districts have placed a combined $16 billion in property tax-backed debt on the May 7 ballot. In one San Antonio-area school district, employees are being pressured and intimidated into supporting a massive $992 million bond. According to leaked...
University of Texas Teaching Trans ‘Genderbread Person’ Chart to Students
AUSTIN — Texas public school officials continue to face backlash for promoting hazardous sexual behaviors to kids of all ages and teaching them “trans” ideology—the idea that you can turn into whatever biological sex or creature you feel like. In a class document...
Texas State Bar to Sue Attorney General Paxton for Challenging 2020 Election
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led the legal challenge to the 2020 presidential election, the Texas State Bar is suing him for “professional misconduct." In December of 2020, following the presidential election filled with concerns about election integrity,...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Implores Lawmakers to Act on Border Crisis
With the primary runoff election only weeks away, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sat down with Texas Scorecard to discuss his campaign and answer questions from readers. Paxton is running for re-election against current Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. In...
Texas Democrats Double Down on Support for Unfettered Abortion
While the Republican Party of Texas has expressed optimism over a recent leak of a Supreme Court opinion that would potentially overturn two landmark abortion cases, Texas Democrats are re-upping their support for abortion without restraints. At issue before the court...
Some Texas Leaders Silent on Potential Roe v. Wade Reversal
As the reaction to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion overturning the landmark abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey continues, two of Texas’ top Republican leaders—Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker Dade Phelan—have been silent on the issue. At...
Runoff Preview: Reyes and Flores Face Off for Senate District 24
Updated with an additional response from Raul Reyes. Senate District 24 covers Sutton, Kimble, Kerr, Bandera, Medina, Gillespie, Llano, Burnet, Lampasas, Coryell, and Bell counties, along with portions of Williamson and Atascosa counties. With State Sen. Dawn...
Schools Sent Employees to Critical Race Theory Conference With Tax Dollars
As parents across the state fight to remove explicit materials and critical race theory from their children's schools, four of Texas' largest school districts spent more than $26,000 in taxpayer dollars on an education conference promoting those ideals. SXSW EDU is a...