by Katy Marshall | Jan. 12, 2023 | State
The Texas Association of School Boards released updated legal guidance this week pushing public schools to “affirm” gender-confused minors and allow them to use the bathroom of the opposite sex. TASB is a statewide taxpayer-funded lobbying group for school officials...
by Soli Rice | Jan. 12, 2023 | Local, South Texas
Earlier this week, Act 4 SA and several other abortion-friendly organizations submitted a petition with more than 35,000 signatures to add a question to the municipal elections ballot in May to end the criminalization of abortion crimes, which would contradict Texas...
by Sydnie Henry | Jan. 12, 2023 | State
AUSTIN — The Republican Party of Texas denounced this week’s Texas House rules vote, which allowed Democrats to continue chairing committees and block conservative legislation, at a press conference on the Capitol grounds. More than a thousand Republican voters...
by Emily Medeiros | Jan. 12, 2023 | Federal
Articles of impeachment against U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors were filed this week by U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX). In Fiscal Year 2023, which began in October, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has...
by Texas Scorecard | Jan. 12, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Video
Billions of dollars are taken out of hardworking Texans’ wallets every year and put toward schooling, scholarships, housing, and medical care for illegal aliens. Read the full article by Sydnie Henry by clicking here.
by Robert Montoya | Jan. 12, 2023 | Investigations, Local, State
“I find it odd that you overvalue my home the first year I pay taxes and not let me dispute it.” That complaint was sent in June 2019 by Patrick Schroeder against the McLennan Central Appraisal District, located in Waco, Texas. “My issue with McLennan County Appraisal...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Jan. 12, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Representative Tony Tinderholt is the conservative who represents District 94 in the Texas State House. He ran for speaker of the Texas House.
by Katy Marshall | Jan. 11, 2023 | State
Newly elected Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont) signaled he may block all debate on gender-related legislation on the House floor this session, after declaring gender issues to be “political” and ineligible for consideration during a rules debate on...
by The Liberty Cafe | Jan. 11, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
The Texas Comptroller recently announced that the Texas Legislature has an unprecedented $32 billion budget surplus of your tax dollars. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, we take a look at whether they are going to spend your money or give it back to you in the form of...
by Sydnie Henry | Jan. 11, 2023 | State
Despite intense grassroots pressure, the Texas House refused to allow a vote on whether Democrats will be allowed to chair important committees in the Republican-controlled chamber. A Republican priority for 2023, banning Democrats from holding key committee...
by Katy Marshall | Jan. 11, 2023 | Federal
Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccinologist and the co-creator of mRNA technology, called out U.S. public health officials for failing to alert the public to the COVID-19 vaccine’s potential side effects and accused them of conducting “fifth-generation warfare.” In an...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Jan. 11, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Bob Good, 5th District in the Common Wealth of Virginia.
by Robert Montoya | Jan. 11, 2023 | Investigations, Local, State
Pinprick hits by state lawmakers at Texans’ property tax burden are stifled by the corrupt tax-hiking cartel of local governments and appraisal districts. Whenever the legislature goes the route of exemptions to provide property tax relief, the cartel acts as...
by Soli Rice | Jan. 11, 2023 | State
Federal government entities recently moved to further expand access to abortion drugs. The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will now allow pharmacies and mail-order companies to offer abortion drugs. Then, the Department of Justice announced...
by Erin Anderson | Jan. 11, 2023 | State
A new record-high estimate of Texas’ budget surplus for the next two years has a pro-taxpayer group renewing calls for lawmakers to cut Texans’ property taxes and freeze state spending during the legislative session now underway in Austin. On Monday, Texas Comptroller...
by Texas Scorecard | Jan. 11, 2023 | Commentary
A resolution calling for John Cornyn to resign as a member of the U.S. Senate was passed by the executive committee of a county in Northeast Texas. They cited his recent vote for the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package and “lack of fidelity” to the party’s...
by Sydnie Henry | Jan. 10, 2023 | State
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) has scheduled the debate on House rules and proposed amendments for 10 a.m. Wednesday, spurning the Republican Party of Texas and many grassroots activists who are convoying to Austin on Thursday to voice their opinions on...
by Andy Hopper | Jan. 10, 2023 | Commentary
Last Sunday, Joe “Puddin’ Head” Biden came to Texas to visit the border for the first time since taking office. Americans were treated to visions of a sleepy and uneventful border tour courtesy of a federal government that gaslit its own people about the role it...
by Soli Rice | Jan. 10, 2023 | State
Editors Note: This article has been updated to correct a misattributed quote. Members of the Texas House overwhelmingly re-elected Republican Dade Phelan of Beaumont as Speaker on Tuesday—with 145 of the 150 members supporting him for the role. The resounding message...
by Texas Scorecard | Jan. 10, 2023 | State
The Texas House Republican establishment rejoiced over the re-election of Dade Phelan as speaker of the House. Grassroots Texans, on the other hand, expressed disappointment. “I’ve been on this scene for probably 30 years, and I definitely would have preferred [State...
