by Daily Headlines | Aug. 29, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– Harris County Approves Nearly $470K for Gay Softball World Series – Texas House Moves to Shut Down Mail-Order Abortion Pill Pipeline – Women’s Privacy Act Overcomes Years of Resistance, Wins Passage in Texas House
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 29, 2025 | State
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a Republican plan to make the state’s congressional district map “more red” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” Abbott announced in a Friday afternoon video...
by The Kambree Show | Aug. 29, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Video
Attorney General Ken Paxton has slammed Texas’ Supreme Court and Fifteenth Court of Appeals for what he described as “a blindly political attempt to aid fraudster” Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke.
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 29, 2025 | Local, South Texas
An educator was fired from Pearsall Independent School District over allegations of inappropriate communication with a student. Local police identified the school employee as Alizandra Berrelez, 24, a paraprofessional at Pearsall Junior High since 2024. The Pearsall...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 29, 2025 | Aggie Scorecard, State
The Texas A&M University System has chosen to fight a records request for communications regarding a new “citizenship initiative.” Mark Welsh, president of Texas A&M-College Station, announced this program in February 2025. He claimed its objective is to...
by Travis Morgan | Aug. 29, 2025 | Central Texas, Local
Former Hays County Judge Millie Thompson has been publicly admonished by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for her behavior while in office. The commission’s investigation underscored the importance of professionalism in Texas courts. Thompson served as the...
by Michael Wilson | Aug. 29, 2025 | Houston, Local
Harris County officials are clashing over the size of a looming budget deficit even as they voted this week to commit nearly half a million dollars to host the Gay Softball World Series. The Harris County Commissioners Court is grappling with a looming budget...
by Adam Cahn | Aug. 29, 2025 | Aggie Scorecard, State
COLLEGE STATION—Responding to a new state law, regents of the Texas A&M University System voted to reconstitute their current faculty senates into “faculty advisory boards.” The board of regents will await guidance from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating...
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 29, 2025 | Local, West Texas
A now-former Lubbock teacher and coach is accused of sexually assaulting an underage student multiple times at school and exchanging “numerous” nude images with the girl via cellphone. Jeremy Scott Maxfield, 41, was arrested by U.S. Marshals and charged with three...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Aug. 29, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Robert Montoya is the investigative reporter at Texas Scorecard. Editor’s note: Since this podcast was recorded, “Republicans,” In the TX House destroyed all GOP unity by refusing to punish leftist Democrats for their...
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Aug. 29, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Glory hog. Credit-seeker. Spotlight-grabber. Brown-noser. Whatever you call them, we all know the type. They overstate the value of their work or take a little creative license in describing their contribution to a group effort. The political landscape is littered...
by Texas Minute | Aug. 29, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Women’s Privacy Act Overcomes Years of Resistance… Senate Moves To Ban Fundraising During Special Sessions… Plano ISD Under A.G. Investigation For Antisemitic Incidents… Lubbock County Commissioners Stop Property Tax Increase…
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 28, 2025 | State
The Texas House has approved the “Woman and Child Protection Act,” a measure lawmakers say is aimed at cracking down on the growing flow of abortion-inducing drugs into the state. Unlike earlier pro-life laws that shuttered abortion facilities, House Bill 7 by State...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 28, 2025 | State
After years of failed attempts, the Texas House has finally passed Senate Bill 8, dubbed the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, following hours of heated debate. The legislation requires state agencies and political subdivisions to designate multiple-occupancy restrooms,...
by Addie Hovland | Aug. 28, 2025 | State
Appearing together at the state capitol, Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the allotment of $500 million to develop rural healthcare in Texas. The action follows the passage of President Donald Trump’s...
by Daily Headlines | Aug. 28, 2025 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– Senate Moves to Ban Fundraising During Special Sessions After Quorum Break – Paxton Slams Texas Judicial System After ‘Insane Decision’ To Help Beto O’Rourke – Llano ISD Removes Inappropriate Books, Shuts Down Library’s ‘Adult...
by Michael Wilson | Aug. 28, 2025 | Houston, Local
Houston has prohibited standing, walking, or sitting on median strips less than six feet wide under a new ordinance passed Wednesday. Houston City Council members approved the ordinance in an 11-2 vote. Councilmember Mary Nan Huffman, who introduced the ordinance,...
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 28, 2025 | Local, West Texas
Three Lubbock County commissioners have stopped a county property tax increase, but not everyone is happy about it. During a meeting this week, the five-member Lubbock County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to approve the no-new-revenue property tax rate for 2025, which...
by Sydnie Henry | Aug. 28, 2025 | Local, Metroplex
This article has been updated since publication to include a statement from Plano ISD. Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a formal investigation into Plano Independent School District after multiple reports of antisemitic incidents and school-sponsored...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 28, 2025 | State
In response to the Democrat quorum break earlier this month, the Texas Senate advanced legislation to prohibit lawmakers and statewide officials from raising campaign funds during special sessions. Senate Bill 19 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) expands...
