by Brandon Waltens | May. 21, 2020 | State
For the first time since mid-March, bars across Texas are preparing to reopen on Friday after shutdown orders in response to the Chinese coronavirus have kept their doors closed for months. It’s a moment Texas Bar and Nightclub Alliance President Michael Klein says...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 21, 2020 | Commentary
Across America, we continue to see so-called disease experts and their acolytes convincing politicians to restrain citizens’ desire to reopen. And so folks have not been allowed to return to their business, schools, and churches. These actions are all based on a risk...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 21, 2020 | Local
Confusing messages and questionable predictions continue from Austin’s local officials, which could cause even more citizens to lose their jobs. On Wednesday, interim Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott said large events such as October’s Austin City...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 21, 2020 | State, Uncategorized
Dallas-area Congressman John Ratcliffe will officially be leaving Congress after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination by President Donald Trump to serve as the new Director of National Intelligence. Ratcliffe’s road to confirmation has indeed been a long one....
by Robert Montoya | May. 21, 2020 | Local
With few exceptions, the average homeowners’ 2019 property tax bills from school districts in Dallas County grew, even though Texas lawmakers passed reforms last year that allotted roughly half of the state’s surplus tax revenue to reducing school property taxes....
by Katrina Pierson | May. 21, 2020 | Commentary
Democrats claim to be champions of women’s empowerment, but they haven’t done nearly as much as President Trump to improve the lives of working women and mothers across America. As a Texan mother who is also a senior advisor to the president’s re-election campaign, I...
by Robert Montoya | May. 21, 2020 | Local
UPDATE 5/21/20 12:35 PM: District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendolsohn gave the following statement to Texas Scorecard. “I’ve consistently voted against projects that have obvious conflicts of interest, often with a 14-1 vote. City hall needs to change its...
by Erin Anderson | May. 21, 2020 | State
Texas’ vote-by-mail legal battles advanced this week as a federal appellate court temporarily blocked a lower court’s order favoring Democrats’ plan to disregard state voting laws and allow anyone to vote by mail—a process ripe for fraud—while the...
by 1836 Studios | May. 21, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Episode 138: Brandon Waltens stops by to discuss contact tracing and what that will mean for Texans. Erin Anderson tells us about the Democrats latest efforts to not let a crisis go to waste in their never ending quest to steal elections. Mark Meckler chats about his...
by 1836 Studios | May. 20, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Video
Taxpayers have been hurt by the economic crisis brought on by the government imposed coronavirus shutdowns. Tax relief for Texas taxpayers must be a top priority for all levels of government in order to help citizens recover from the calamity their elected officials...
by Thomas Warren | May. 20, 2020 | Local
Republican candidate for Texas’ 13th Congressional District and retired Navy Admiral Ronny Jackson recently drew the attention of former Obama administration officials. Last week, Jackson released a statement entitled “Democrats Don’t Care About the Rule of Law, They...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 20, 2020 | State
On Wednesday, the Young Conservatives of Texas announced their support for attorney and activist Jennifer Fleck in the GOP primary runoff for an Austin-area seat Republicans hope to retake in November, Texas House District 47. “I would like to encourage all...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 20, 2020 | State
With more than 2 million Texans out of work, the state economy reeling, and government revenues dropping as a result of the government-ordered shuttering of businesses and commerce in response to the Chinese coronavirus, the state’s top leaders are finally asking some...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 20, 2020 | State
As schools across Texas have been closed since March, the Texas Education Agency is encouraging school districts to look at adjusting their schedules for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year in light of the Chinese coronavirus. In a document being circulated to school...
by Robert Montoya | May. 20, 2020 | Local
An official from Dallas County’s budget office revealed that, thanks to the government-mandated economic shutdown, the county is millions of dollars deep in a budget black hole, and they’re showing signs of moving towards raising taxes on already suffering...
by Robert Montoya | May. 20, 2020 | Local
After repeatedly threatening and violating the rights of citizens, a North Texas county judge’s powers have been severely limited by the county’s commissioners. One commissioner even said he’ll request that the state attorney general determine the legality of some of...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 20, 2020 | Federal
Nearly three years after being nominated to the Federal Election Commission by President Donald Trump, Texas election lawyer James E. “Trey” Trainor III has finally been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the last obstacle before officially filling the position. Trainor...
by Kyle Biedermann | May. 20, 2020 | Commentary, State
The 87th Texas Legislative Session begins in January, and I believe it will be one of the most difficult we’ve had in decades. COVID-19 is having a dramatic effect on all of us, and we do not yet know how extensive this pandemic will affect the state budget and, in...
by Erin Anderson | May. 19, 2020 | State
UPDATED May 20. As Democrats across the nation use fear of the Chinese coronavirus as a pretext to push for more mail-ballot voting, a process ripe for fraud, Texas is fighting back to preserve the state’s voting laws and election integrity. Since March, the Texas...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 19, 2020 | State
“Contact tracing.” It’s a phrase most Americans were wholly unaware of just a few short months ago, but now it’s mentioned by governors across the nation as they discuss plans to reopen the economy in the wake of the Chinese coronavirus shutdowns. And now the...
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