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Will Senators Revive Proposed Ban on Lawmakers’ Children Benefiting From School Choice Funds?
While the Texas Senate’s version of the school choice program originally included the prohibition, House lawmakers took it out.
A Russian Businessman’s Connections to the Texas Lottery
The indictment was unsealed mere days before Gov. Abbott pushed DPS off the sidelines.
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden’s Social Media Use Under Scrutiny in Hearing
The Texas Medical Board highlighted Dr. Bowden’s use of social media in a hearing before state administrative law judges.
Texas Lottery Commissioners Finalize Ban on Ticket Resellers
The move comes amid pressure from lawmakers to take action on ticket resellers and address connections to suspicious jackpot winnings.
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Abbott Adds Higher Education Spending to Special Session Agenda
With just days left in the third special session, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new priority for lawmakers to tackle: “legislation to improve higher education in Texas.” While the topic may sound broad, the practical implication is legislation appropriating federal...
Gov. Abbott’s Bail Reform Priority Killed Again in House
When it comes to the Texas House and bail reform, it’s deja vu all over again. For the second time this year, a proposed constitutional amendment aiming to expand circumstances in which bail could be denied by a judge was killed in the Texas House. The legislation was...
Gov. Abbott’s Challengers on Key Issues
This week, Texas Scorecard published a series of interviews with three of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Republican primary challengers: Allen West, Chad Prather, and Don Huffines. Abbott declined an invitation to appear. This is where the candidates stood on the issues. COVID-19...
Texas House Approves Women’s Sports Protections — But Excludes College Women
AUSTIN — Amid threats to young women’s athletics across the country, Republican state representatives have decided to protect some girls in Texas—but not all of them. Currently, school-age girls across the country face the risk of losing their sports scholarships and...
Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Stops School District’s COVID Vaccine Mandate
AUSTIN — “Today we stay enforcement of San Antonio Independent School District’s policy requiring that all its employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 by October 15.” On Thursday, amid a contentious state and nationwide fight over forced vaccinations, the Texas Supreme...
Crowded Field to Replace Larson for San Antonio-Area House Seat Emerges
Thus far, four candidates have declared their candidacy for Texas House District 122, currently represented by liberal Republican State Rep. Lyle Larson (San Antonio). Larson recently announced he would not be seeking re-election. The candidates vying for the...
Uncut: A Conversation With Don Huffines
In this interview, Texas Scorecard sits down with former state senator and current gubernatorial candidate Don Huffines. The gubernatorial candidate gives his behind-the-scenes perspective of why conservative legislation often fails to pass and what he would do about...
Gov. Abbott Still Won’t Call for Legislature to Outlaw Child Mutilation
AUSTIN — “I keep asking myself: Why do we have to work this hard to get our elected officials to protect children in this state?” Jeff Younger, a Dallas-area father who’s been trying for years to defend his son in a nationally known child abuse case, recently...
Patrick Requests Consideration of Tuition Revenue Bonds on Special Session Agenda
On Wednesday morning, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick requested that Gov. Greg Abbott add the consideration of Tuition Revenue Bonds (TRBs) to the ongoing special session agenda. Our last TRBs were in 2015. There have been requests and demands from schools across the state....