by Robert Montoya | May. 21, 2019 | State
Cities such as Austin are rolling full steam ahead toward policies that have increased taxes and electricity bills and brought blackouts in other countries while doing nothing for the environment. Recently, Texas Scorecard reported how the City of Austin recently...
by Destin Sensky | May. 20, 2019 | State
A bill banning the state from imposing an income tax on hard-working Texans passed the Texas Senate on Monday after being held up by Democrat senators. Democrats decided to hold out and prevent the bill from being passed with the necessary two-thirds support to send...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 20, 2019 | State
Legislation originally intended to ban the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying in the Texas Capitol has been defeated by the Texas House after being severely watered down by the bill’s own sponsor and a handful of liberal Republicans who teamed up with Democrats to...
by Thomas Warren | May. 20, 2019 | Local
The proposed Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine has received a funding boost, which supporters are calling a “major victory” for the project. Last week, the state’s House Budget Conference Committee voted to allocate $17.35 million to the effort by...
by Destin Sensky | May. 20, 2019 | State
After a theatrical showdown on the Texas House floor, legislation referred to as the “Save Chick-fil-A” bill passed on second reading in the lower chamber of the Texas Legislature on Monday. Senate Bill 1978 passed last week in the Texas Senate by State Sen....
by Rachel Bovard | May. 20, 2019 | Commentary, Federal
President Trump on Thursday rolled out his administration’s first, substantive take on immigration reform, and the reactions have been what you’d expect. Democrats and some Republicans immediately panned the proposal because it doesn’t provide amnesty to recipients of...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 20, 2019 | State
In the Texas Legislature, with its strict deadlines and 140-day calendar, delay is death, and now priority legislation to promote election integrity is officially the latest conservative casualty to die in the hands of the Texas House. Yesterday the House Calendars...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | May. 20, 2019 | State
Legislation on Tuesday’s House calendar would give taxpayers affected by a disaster a break in their property taxes. After Hurricane Harvey ripped through southeast Texas, taxpayers were outraged to find they still owed 100 percent of their property tax bill—even if...
by 1836 Studios | May. 19, 2019 | Texas Scorecard Video
Texas Scorecard’s Capitol Bureau team of Brandon Waltens and Destin Sensky are back to discuss the latest happenings in the Texas...
by Owen Stroud | May. 19, 2019 | Sports
As a four-year letterman on the Stafford High baseball team, Ian Montelongo knew adversity firsthand.With his graduation less than a week away, Montelongo reflected on his time playing for the Spartans, which was pockmarked by the death of a coach and seasons ending...
by Owen Stroud | May. 19, 2019 | Sports
This week, one of the greatest players to ever take the mound for Calallen High will don a cap and gown and bid the Corpus Christi school adieu.Senior pitcher Hambleton Oliver was a very important cog in the Wildcats’ 27-6-1 season. The four-year letterman’s arm...
by Erin Anderson | May. 18, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
In the final days of the regular legislative session, a handful of Senate bills designed to make Texas elections more secure and fight voter fraud are barely hanging on to life as House deadlines for action are fast approaching. To have a chance at passing, the bills...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 18, 2019 | Citizen Profiles, Life, Local
Angela Smith loves showing performance horses, managing a guesthouse in the heart of Texas Wine Country, and fighting to preserve America’s heritage. Smith, born in Texarkana, Texas, didn’t expect to be involved in government. Growing up, she was simply used to...
by Owen Stroud | May. 18, 2019 | Sports
Prosper High football coach Brandon Schmidt holds senior star running back Wayne Anderson up to his younger Eagles as a shining example of what the right attitude, focus and commitment can result in. “From Day 1, Wayne has sat out to do everything we’ve asked of him,”...
by Destin Sensky | May. 17, 2019 | State
In what may be the most impactful pro-life victory Texas will see this biennium, the House has passed a ban on local entities allocating Texans’ tax dollars to abortion providers. Senate Bill 22 by New Braunfels Republican State Sen. Donna Campbell was taken up...
by Destin Sensky | May. 17, 2019 | State
In what may be the final act in one of the session’s most interesting story lines, the Texas Senate has finally passed a bill that will ban the use of red-light cameras in the state. House Bill 1631 by Republican State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (Bedford) has been on a...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 17, 2019 | State
The Texas House of Representatives voted two conservative priority bills out of their respective committees Friday, sending them to the Calendars Committee. But will that be the end of the road? With just days remaining in the 86th Legislature, bills currently in...
by Reagan Reed | May. 17, 2019 | Local, Uncategorized
Within minutes after results of the May 4 bond election had been canvassed, the Conroe Independent School District board of trustees was already discussing how to nullify the will of the voters by holding a second election.“There is no doubt we will present the voters...
by Lauren Melear | May. 17, 2019 | Local
Once again, West Texas State Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) is at odds with his own party—this time, over high-profile religious liberty legislation known as the “Chick-fil-A” bill. Despite pushback from Democrats and LGBTQ activists, Senate Bill 1978 by State. Sen....
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 17, 2019 | Local
An Austin City Council member is calling for a boycott of Alabama after the state passed a new law protecting pre-born children from abortion. Council member Leslie Pool posted on the city’s message board Friday asking her colleagues to join her in boycotting Alabama...
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