by Erin Anderson | Dec. 5, 2024 | Local, Metroplex
Residents of McLendon-Chisolm are cautiously optimistic that city council disputes jeopardizing their water service may soon be resolved after receiving an update from the mayor about the issue. Mayor Bryan McNeal held a town hall meeting Wednesday night to address...
by Daily Headlines | Dec. 5, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– Gene Wu Takes Over Democrat Caucus Amid Leadership Shake-Up – Trent Ashby Endorses David Cook for Speaker – DOJ Attempts to Silence Texas Children’s Hospital Whistleblower
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 5, 2024 | Federal
The Biden-Harris administration conceded in a lawsuit Texas filed against a rule that would have overridden state laws giving parents the right to consent to their children’s medical care. The lawsuit challenged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
by Luca Cacciatore | Dec. 5, 2024 | State
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced his support for a measure to ban consumable THC—a psychoactive chemical compound found in cannabis—from being sold in Texas. Senate Bill 3 aims to fix a loophole in Texas’ laws on marijuana and related products that permit the...
by Robert Montoya | Dec. 5, 2024 | Aggie Scorecard, Investigations, State
Syllabi from a fall 2024 Texas A&M course revealed divisive and far-left messages taught to students. The class, titled “Race and Politics in the United States,” is a political science course. TAMU’s political science department is within Texas A&M’s Bush...
by Emily Medeiros | Dec. 5, 2024 | Local, Metroplex
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced that the Fort Worth area will receive more than $2.1 million to clear DNA test backlogs. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice, as part of the Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction, awarded $2.1 million in federal grants to...
by Emily Medeiros | Dec. 5, 2024 | State
New legislation filed in the Texas House would allow county officials across the state to help the Trump administration deport criminal illegal aliens. House Bill 1491, authored by State Rep. Nate Schatzline (R-Fort Worth), requires each county commissioners court to...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 5, 2024 | State
The path for Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to retain his leadership position has taken another significant hit, as yet another former ally has endorsed his opponent, State Rep. David Cook. In a statement, State Rep. Trent Ashby announced his support for Cook ahead...
by Michael Wilson | Dec. 5, 2024 | Houston, Local
During city council meetings this week, Houston Mayor John Whitmire unilaterally decided to divert the funding previously designated to cover the cost of lighting on the Montrose bridges towards the homelessness initiative he recently announced. In September 2023,...
by Brandon Waltens | Dec. 5, 2024 | State
Following a crushing defeat in the general election last month, Texas House Democrats are shifting even further to the left, electing one of their most liberal members to lead their caucus in the next legislative session. At Wednesday’s caucus meeting, Houston...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Dec. 5, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: KSEV Interview with Sarah Stogner, District Attorney-Elect, 143rd Judicial District.
by Texas Tomorrow | Dec. 5, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Annual financial reports are released at this time of year, and reading them will provide the best insight into your city’s fiscal health.
by Texas Minute | Dec. 5, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
DEI Quotas No Longer Flying at Southwest Airlines… Texas and China Lotteries Share Gambling Platform… School Superintendent Fired After Five Months on the Job… Houston City Council Member Wants Amendment to Labor Contract with...
by The Luke Macias Show | Dec. 4, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
We have a vote for speaker around the corner and I also overview my some end of year donations my family and I are making.
by Daily Headlines | Dec. 4, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
– DEI Quotas No Longer Flying at Southwest Airlines – Platform Administering China’s Lottery Has Ties to Texas Lottery – Will Texas Bus Illegal Aliens Directly to ICE Facilities?
by Will Biagini | Dec. 4, 2024 | Federal
The U.S. Department of Justice attempted to place a gag order on Dr. Eithan Haim—a Houston doctor who blew the whistle on chemical sex change procedures on minors at Texas Children’s Hospital. Burke Law Group, the firm representing Haim, explained that the DOJ...
by Erin Anderson | Dec. 4, 2024 | Local, Metroplex
Grand Prairie Independent School District is firing suspended Superintendent Jorge Arredondo just five months after hiring him, and residents still don’t know why. During a special school board meeting on Monday night, trustees voted 5-2 to terminate Arredondo’s...
by Addie Hovland | Dec. 4, 2024 | Federal
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Texas has the right to erect razor wire fences along the U.S.-Mexico border and that they are not to be cut or taken down by U.S. Border Patrol agents. While the ruling states that Border Patrol cannot destroy...
by The Kambree Show | Dec. 4, 2024 | Texas Scorecard Video
As massive caravans of migrants continue to push northward in Mexico, foreign nationals of “special interest” from Middle Eastern countries are now infiltrating Texas.
by Charles Blain | Dec. 4, 2024 | Houston, Local
Houston City Councilmember Edward Pollard sent a letter to Mayor John Whitmire and the firefighters’ union urging a renegotiation of the recently approved labor agreement in order to amend a controversial rule. The letter focuses on the 180-day rule, a misconduct...
