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Texas GOP: Legislature Must Finish Work on Key Conservative Reforms
The Republican Party of Texas is calling for a special session of the state legislature on a series of unaddressed priorities.
Texas Wins Lawsuit Against Biden Rule Requiring Foster Care Adhere to Radical Gender Ideology
The ruling has officially ended the legal battle that began back in September 2024.
Report Card: How Did Texas Lawmakers Do Supporting Medical Liberty?
Texans for Vaccine Choice has released ratings of how state lawmakers voted on medical freedom legislation.
Reform Advocate Says Texas’ New Laws Are Improving Child Protective Services
Carrie Wilcoxson, a former investigator for the Department of Family and Protective Services, highlighted two new measures that passed this session.
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State Rep. Justin Holland Receives Primary Challengers
Republican State Rep. Justin Holland (Heath), who currently represents Texas House District 33, officially received two Republican primary election challengers on Monday. The new district boundaries include portions of the cities of Wylie and Plano and no longer...
Ballot Propositions on the March Republican Primary Election Ballot
Over the weekend, the Texas State Republican Executive Committee convened for one of their quarterly meetings and, among other items of business, approved 10 ballot propositions which will appear on the Republican primary election ballot for the March 1, 2022 primary....
Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Redistricting
As expected, the Biden administration is challenging new district maps drawn earlier this year by the Texas Legislature, claiming they violate the Voting Rights Act. “The complaint filed today alleges that Texas has violated Section 2 [of the Voting Rights Act] by...
2021 Texas Conservative Leader Awards Honor Real Fighters
The Conservative Leader Award dinner, where Texas Scorecard celebrates the citizens who work to advance self-governance in the Lone Star State, was held in Irving this weekend. Of the more than 150 nominations we received from citizen leaders whose activism serves as...
State Officials Play the Blame Game Instead of Outlawing Child Mutilation
AUSTIN — After a years-long fight to protect children in Texas with little results, top state officials are still playing the blame game instead of getting their important work done. In an interview this week, Gov. Greg Abbott continued to point his finger at other...
Texas House Races Taking Shape
Less than two weeks are left for candidates to file for elected positions up and down the ballot as a part of the 2022 primary and general election cycles. As candidates file with their respective political parties and the Texas secretary of state, some of the lists...
Texas Republicans Plan Election Integrity Strategy for 2022
While many Texans remain frustrated by unanswered questions about the 2020 election, Texas Republicans are looking ahead and making plans to avoid future problems. GOP leaders’ action plan revolves around establishing county election integrity groups—teams of citizen...
Federal Court Blocks Texas Law Prohibiting Social Media Viewpoint Discrimination
A law to protect individual free speech on social media has been halted by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. In September, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 20 into law in an effort to limit the effects of freedom of speech moderation by...
Appeals Court Upholds Executive Order Banning Mask Mandates, While School Districts Ignore
A political sparring match continues in the courts following Gov. Greg Abbott’s GA-38, the executive order that bans state entities from implementing mask requirements. Several weeks ago, Judge Lee Yeakel, a Bush appointee of the Western District Court of Texas,...