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Legislature Adjourns—Now the Governor Has the Last Word
The Texas House and Senate have adjourned sine die.
Texas Supreme Court To Decide if State Judges Have Freedom of Religion
Courts consider whether Texas law requires judges to officiate same-sex marriages.
Texas Lawmakers Vote To Increase Judicial Pay and Their Own Pensions in Last-Minute Deal
A dispute over increases to legislator pensions threatened to kill a judicial pay raise in recent days.
Legislation Prohibiting Soda and Candy Purchases Using SNAP Benefits Heads to Governor’s Desk
The House and Senate have approved the measure’s final language.
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Is Gov. Greg Abbott Planning to Kill School Choice in Texas?
As attention on indoctrination inside public education continues to grow, a renewed interest in legislative efforts to increase parental choice in education has begun to emerge. But as this school choice resurgence blossoms, Gov. Greg Abbott’s position on the issue...
Texas Tech Medical School Postpones ‘All Ages’ Drag Queen Show—For Now
The problem isn’t just the public health school’s adult entertainers show or that they marketed it for “all ages”—it’s also where they wanted to funnel the money. Recently, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center planned to host a free “Spring Queening” drag...
What Texas Can Do About the Border Crisis
As the Biden administration prepares for the repeal of Title 42—which removes the Border Patrol’s ability to turn back illegal aliens at the border due to the pandemic—thousands are expected to converge on the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Greg Abbott instituted Operation...
Parent Petitions to Close Legal Loopholes Allowing Obscenity in Texas Schools
A Texas parent concerned about schools exposing children to sexually explicit materials has started a petition urging lawmakers to close legal loopholes that are allowing obscene books into students’ libraries. Obscenity is not protected free speech, and making...
Texas Library Association to Feature Drag Queens at Annual Conference
As taxpayer-funded school officials across Texas face backlash for LGBT ideology and pornography in schools, they’re sending librarians (paid by citizens) to a conference that also celebrates hazardous sexual behaviors. The Texas Library Association—the largest state...
Abbott and Phelan to Honor Disgraced Former Speaker of the House
Dennis Bonnen, the former speaker of the Texas House, only served one term in the position before being ousted in a public abuse of office scandal. Now Gov. Greg Abbott and current House Speaker Dade Phelan are set to headline an event honoring the disgraced former...
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on the Border Invasion
As Texas prepares for the onslaught of illegal border crossers following the Biden administration’s repeal of Title 42, Texas Scorecard reached out to all the Republican candidates in the runoff election for the state legislature to ask whether they would support...
Activist Librarians Win Award for No-Age-Limits ‘Freedom to Read’ Promotion
A group of activist Texas school librarians intent on keeping age-inappropriate books in student libraries is receiving a national award for defending children’s access to any reading material they want. On Tuesday, the Chicago-based American Association of School...
Texas Attorney General: School Districts Likely Cannot Give Vaccinated Employees Special Treatment
Though citizens across the nation may have already forgotten the subsided flu-like coronavirus, many government officials are still using it as an excuse to force new discriminatory rules on them. On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a formal legal...