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End your day with Daily Headlines from Texas Scorecard. Join Brandon Waltens as he recaps the biggest stories of the day and why they matter.

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7/21/25 Special Session Kicks Off in Austin 21.07.2025 5:10

- Special Session Kicks Off With Redistricting Fight Looming and Billions on the Table - UT-Austin Received $6000 Invoice From Pro-Abortion Activist - Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense

7/18/25 Texas Democrats Threaten to Leave the State 18.07.2025 4:48

- Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting - Internal Texas A&M Immigration Email Triggers Backlash - AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports

7/17/25 Suspect Charged in Attack on ICE Facility 17.07.2025 4:56

- Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests - Houston Expands Civility Ordinance to 24 Hours in Downtown Areas - Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases Index

7/16/25 New Execution Date Set for Child Killer 16.07.2025 4:55

- New Execution Date Set for Convicted Child Killer After Lawmakers’ Delay Attempt - Texas AG Investigates Mars Company For Deceptive Practices Over Artificial Dyes - City of Austin Unveils Another Record-Setting Budget

Could Texas Democrats Break Quorum Again? 15.07.2025 5:53

- Will Democrats Walk Out Again? Special Session Agenda Revives Quorum-Busting Talk - Texas Counties Have Exploited a ‘Disaster Loophole’ to Hike Taxes - Democrat Nathan Johnson Launches Bid for Attorney General

7/14/25 Bills Filed Ahead of Special Session 14.07.2025 5:07

- Bills Begin To Be Filed as Lawmakers Prepare for Special Session - ICE Arrests 1,361 Criminal Aliens in Houston-Area Operations in June - South Texas School Board President Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug Trafficking

7/11/25 Redistricting in Texas 11.07.2025 4:27

- HHS Bars Illegal Aliens From Taxpayer-Funded Health Programs - Texas to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Districts During Special Session - Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Pushes for Taxpayer-Funded International Trips

7/10/25 Donald Trump Rolls Out Endorsements in Texas 10.07.2025 4:42

- Trump Endorses Texas Lawmakers Who Backed School Choice, Despite Party Pushback - Houston Research Centers Among Targets in Chinese COVID-19 Espionage Scheme - Harris County Jail Hit With Third Noncompliance Notice of 2025

7/9/25 Abbott Releases Special Session Priorities 09.07.2025 6:06

- Special Session Agenda Released: Abbott Targets Property Taxes, Redistricting, Abortion Drugs, and More - Baylor University to Return 'LGBTQIA+ Inclusion' Grant Following Backlash - IRS Moves To Allow Pastors To Endorse Political Candidates

7/8/25 Ambush Attack on Ice Agents 08.07.2025 4:59

- Feds Arrest 10 for Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Texas - Attorney General Paxton Says State Will Continue Defending Border Security Law After Setback - Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers Under New State Law

7/7/25 Trump Plans Visit to Texas Following Devastating Floods 07.07.2025 5:25

- Deadly Floods Devastate Central Texas, President Trump Planning Visit - Questions Remain Ahead of Texas Special Legislative Session - New State Law Limits School Superintendents’ Severance Pay

7/3/25 A Shakeup in the Texas Senate 03.07.2025 5:26

- Wave of Retirements and Campaign Launches Reshape Texas Senate - University of North Texas Initiative Promotes ‘Diversity’ - HHS Halts Gender Ideology Funding in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

7/2/25 Chinese Spies Arrested 02.07.2025 5:13

- FBI Houston Arrests Chinese National for Spying on US Navy - Legislators Warn Universities to Comply With Federal Ruling on Discounted Tuition for Illegals - Texas Officially Phases Out Temporary Paper License Plate

7/1/25 Texas Democrat Colin Allred is Running Again 01.07.2025 4:21

-Colin Allred Launches Another Senate Bid After 2024 Defeat -Lawmakers Ask Abbott To Put Library Limits on Special Session Agenda -Austin ISD Considers Consolidating Schools Amid Budget Shortfalls

6/30/25 Secret Social Transitioning at School 30.06.2025 5:09

- Houston Parents Sue HISD Over Daughter’s Secret Social Gender Transition - Texas Education Board Delays Vote on New Standards for Trustee Training - Allen ISD Elementary Teacher Indicted for Sexual Contact With Students

6/27/25 A Major Win at the Supreme Court 27.06.2025 4:36

- US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law for Online Porn Sites - Texas Agency Orders Universities To Disclose Illegal Alien Students - Texas To Become ‘Bitcoin Sanctuary’

6/26/25 Feds Drop Investigation into Proposed Islamic Compound 26.06.2025 4:42

- US Justice Department Drops Investigation Into EPIC City - Lawsuit Challenges Texas’s New Law Requiring Display of the Ten Commandments in Classrooms - Texans Can Use Precious Metals in Everyday Transactions Under New Law

6/25/25 What’s on the Ballot Next? 25.06.2025 6:19

- 17 Proposed Amendments Head to Voters in November - Pro-Life Coalition Urges Abbott to Add Abortion Pill Ban To Special Session - ‘Make Texas Healthy Again’ Proposal Signed into Law

6/24/25 Insurance to Cover Detransitioning 24.06.2025 4:36

- Gov. Abbott Signs Measure Requiring Insurance To Cover Detransition Care - Is Texas Shielding Thousands of Illegal Aliens From Deportation With ‘U Visas’? - Joan Huffman Launches Campaign for Texas Attorney General

6/23/25 Greg Abbott Calls Lawmakers Back to Work 23.06.2025 4:52

- Gov. Greg Abbott Announces July 21 Special Session - Late-Night Veto: Abbott Rejects THC Ban Bill - Abbott Vetoes Proposal To Allow Teachers on Appraisal Boards

6/20/25 Illegal Aliens Smuggled into Texas 20.06.2025 3:45

- Former US Soldier Sentenced for Smuggling Illegals Into Texas - General Mills Will Remove Artificial Dyes After Paxton Investigation - New Teacher Misconduct Reporting Law Closes ‘Pass the Trash’ Loopholes

6/19/25 A Disastrous Session for TLR 19.06.2025 5:57

- Texans for Lawsuit Reform Shakes Up Leadership After Disastrous Legislative Session - Abbott Backs Kelly Hancock as He Steps Into Comptroller Office - KP George Switches Parties as Legal Troubles Mount in Fort Bend County

6/18/25 The Political Prosecution is Over 18.06.2025 5:01

- A Decade Later, State Charges Against Ken Paxton Officially Dismissed - Left-Wing Groups Fight Against Termination of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens - Supreme Court Blocks Texas Lawsuit Over Nuclear Waste Site

6/17/25 Eliminating Property Taxes 17.06.2025 5:06

- Texas GOP: Legislature Must Finish Work on Key Conservative Reforms - Alleged Noncitizen Voters Under Investigation by Texas AG - Texas Democrats Elect Socialist Vice-Chair

6/16/25 Could Lawmakers Be Called Back to Austin? 16.06.2025 5:08

-Abbott Hints at Potential Special Session on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban -Texas GOP Moves Forward With Closed Primaries, Chairman Says Lawsuit Likely -El Salvadoran Illegal Alien Receives Death Penalty for Murder of Harris County Deputy