House District 52 covers a portion of Williamson County and is currently held by State Rep. James Talarico (D–Round Rock). Due to changes made during the redistricting process, HD 52 is now more favorable to a Republican candidate and Talarico is vacating the seat....
As Texans throughout the state prepare to vote in runoff elections for the statewide offices of attorney general, land commissioner, and railroad commissioner, Republicans also have 16 Texas House races and one Texas Senate race heading to the May runoff election....
Less than two months away from the Republican primary, Texas Right to Life has released their legislative scorecard for incumbent politicians. “The Pro-Life Scorecard is the most effective way for Pro-Life Texans to evaluate if their elected officials adequately...
Sources have told Texas Scorecard that candidates are already positioning themselves behind the scenes, awaiting the potential for an ‘East Texas Shakeup’ in the wake of U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert’s announcement that he is exploring a bid for Texas Attorney...
Most Tuesday mornings, the Texas Minute—our weekday email publication—includes the One-Click Survey. It’s almost always a question about policy or politics, oftentimes tinged with a bit of humor. We ask readers to not only “click” an answer, but to then reply with...
With U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert eyeing a bid to be the next attorney general of Texas, East Texas’ political landscape could soon be upended in 2022. An odds-on contender to replace Gohmert in Congress would be the popular state senator from Mineola, Bryan Hughes. Seen...
UPDATED October 7. A legislative fix to keep voter fraud a felony in Texas sailed through the state Senate this week, but it will stall in the House unless Republicans in charge agree to deliver what GOP grassroots called for. A move today sending the Senate’s...
UPDATED October 2. Amid a voter-fraud feud between Texas’ “Big Three” politicians—Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dade Phelan—sparked by grassroots activists demanding action, two Republican lawmakers filed legislation Friday to fix a...
In the wake of social media platforms and large tech companies censoring citizens who happen to disagree with their worldview, various states are employing different approaches to curb such discrimination—and Texas is no exception. The state Legislature approved...
As election integrity advocates celebrate the passage of major legislation to improve voting security in Texas, one conservative group took a closer look at the final bill and found a major problem: It actually weakens penalties for voter fraud. On Monday, Grassroots...
AUSTIN — As social media giants continue to muzzle conservatives online, the state Legislature finally took action to stop it in Texas. On Thursday, the Texas Senate and the House of Representatives both voted mostly on a party line to approve House Bill 20, a...
In a win for election integrity advocates, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature finally passed a major comprehensive election reform bill—a top GOP priority that Democrat lawmakers spent months trying to block. House and Senate members gave final approval to...
For the third time this year, the Texas Senate passed Republicans’ top-priority election integrity bill over the objections of Democrats. The bill now goes (again) to the Texas House, which has failed to pass major election reforms this year due to Republican leaders’...
AUSTIN — As social media giants continue to muzzle conservatives online, citizens are again reminded that lawmakers in the Texas House are still allowing companies to target Texans who simply don’t agree with Democrats. State Lawmakers Failed the First Time The...
For a third time this year, Texas state senators heard hours of public testimony on a high-priority comprehensive election reform bill before sending it to the full Senate for approval. The question posed again for election integrity advocates is whether the Texas...
Tired of Democrats distorting the contents of election integrity bills and smearing the reforms as racist, Republican lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate shot back last week to set the record straight about what is—and isn’t—included in their proposed legislation....
As Democrat lawmakers shut down business in the Texas House this week, jetting off to Washington, D.C., for a series of press appearances, the Texas Senate passed a GOP-priority election integrity bill at the center of the partisan special session showdown. Senate...
Republican lawmakers are getting a second chance during a special session to pass reforms that restore voters’ confidence in Texas elections—a priority the GOP-controlled Legislature failed to accomplish during its regular session, even as other Republican-run states...
UPDATED July 8 to include information on bills filed. As Texas lawmakers return to Austin this week to take care of unfinished business from the regular legislative session, a top agenda item for the special session starting July 8 is election integrity. Advocates see...
During the regular session of the Texas Legislature this year, legislators listened to citizens, adding restraints on Child Protective Services and empowering families. However, more could be done in a special session, and families must remain on their guard. Texas...
