by Robert Montoya | Aug. 31, 2021 | State
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott showed on social media that he’s still allowing illegal aliens to cross the state’s open border, and he hasn’t said if he’s switched from building a chain-link fence to an actual “border wall.” While the Biden–Harris administration is ignoring a...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Aug. 31, 2021 | State
Update: Since publication, the Critical Race Theory Bill has been passed out of the House Education Committee. The chances of two pieces of conservative priority legislation passing the Texas House are looking slim, after a Democrat House chairman expressed...
by The Luke Macias Show | Aug. 31, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
Last week was incredibly eye-opening for Texans who are fighting for a secure border. Republican Chairman Greg Bonnen made it crystal clear that the Texas Legislature has no intention of securing our southern border and even said that his plan to spend $1.8 billion in...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 31, 2021 | State
Newly obtained records reveal only one Democrat House member who fled the state for Washington, D.C., to break quorum has actually returned his per diem payment to the state, despite promises from others to do so. When a legislative session is ongoing, lawmakers...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Aug. 31, 2021 | State
On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives gave final consideration to legislation relating to bail reform, an issue that Gov. Greg Abbott named as an emergency legislative item back in February, during the 87th regular legislative session. The issue then fell...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Aug. 30, 2021 | State
UPDATED on 8/31/21 at 11:15 am to include clips from the House Public Education Committee hearing. On Monday evening, the House Public Education Committee considered two different bills relating to mask mandates in public schools. Before laying out the bills, the...
by Jacob Asmussen | Aug. 30, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — Using chemicals to kill a child in the womb will now be outlawed across the state—unless the child is a certain age. On Monday, the Texas House approved Senate Bill 4, a proposed law to ban “pill-induced” abortions of children more than 49 days old. Common...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 30, 2021 | Local
Board members of the Dallas Independent School District refused to face citizens last week, and segregated the masked from the maskless. Citizens oppose the district’s mask mandate, believe Gov. Greg Abbott is not doing enough to fight defiant local governments,...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 30, 2021 | Commentary, Life
When state government economic mandates and restrictions hit Texas, citizens organized and fought for their loved ones isolated in nursing homes. In a relatively short amount of time, they’ve made a difference. Among those most affected from last year’s shutdowns and...
by Thomas Warren | Aug. 30, 2021 | Local
Amarillo City Council members pulled back last week on a plan to issue $35 million in certificates of obligation for a new city hall following a citizen-led petition and litigation against the plan. On Tuesday, August 24, the city council voted 4-1 to withdraw the...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 30, 2021 | State
The Republican Party of Texas is doubling down on its calls to penalize Democrat lawmakers who fled Austin for Washington, D.C., to break quorum and freeze the legislative process this summer—even as leadership in the Texas House appears unwilling to do so. On...
by This Week in Texas | Aug. 30, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
What’s Ahead for the Texas Legislature Just seven days remain for the Texas Legislature to consider items on Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda. The Texas House of Representatives finally passed the omnibus election integrity bill. A conference committee has...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 28, 2021 | Local, State
Citizens, and the state and local officials they elect, can and should act against sex traffickers and their enablers while also helping the victims and those who rescue them. In June, Texas Scorecard interviewed Pastor Heather Schott of The Justice Reform, a...
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 27, 2021 | State
For a second time this year, the Texas House passed comprehensive election reform legislation—a top Republican priority Democrats spent months working to block. On Friday, House members voted 80-41 to approve Senate Bill 1, the major election integrity measure passed...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Aug. 27, 2021 | State
On Friday, the Texas House of Representatives gave final approval to legislation purporting to provide property tax relief for Texans. Notably, they did so while another bill filed in their own chamber that would actually provide lasting relief continues to languish...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Aug. 27, 2021 | State
During the initial deliberations on the election integrity bill in the Texas House of Representatives on Thursday, a proposed resolution was filed by Republican State Rep. Drew Darby (San Angelo) seeking to change the House Rules to penalize absent House lawmakers...
by The Autopsy Files | Aug. 27, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Legislation removing the requirement for Texas gun owners to hold a permit from the state in order to carry their firearms has been a top priority for the Republican Party of Texas and gun owners across the Lone Star State for a long time. In fact, constitutional...
by Jacob Asmussen | Aug. 27, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — Amid a nationally known child abuse case in Texas, and a years-long fight to protect children, Texans are wondering why state officials continue to allow medical professionals to disfigure minors across the state. As of Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott, the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Aug. 27, 2021 | Commentary, Life
When the Texas Legislature was considering a ban on dismemberment abortions back in 2017, lawmakers were urged to oppose the legislation by all the usual suspects—but also by a “pro-life” group. Their excuse was that they didn’t think it was a fight Texas could win....
by Reflections on Life and Liberty | Aug. 27, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Backing down from a principled fight is the surest way to lose. The historical context of a recent ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is a reminder that it is never a good idea to back down from a principled fight. There will always be experts telling us...
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