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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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5/7/25 A Parental Bill of Rights 07.05.2025 3:45

- With Time Running Out, Parental Rights Bill Awaits House Action - Students Arrested During Anti-Israel Protests Sue UT-Austin - Houston Mayor Unveils $7 Billion Proposed Budget

5/6/25 A Victory Against Casino Lobbyists 06.05.2025 4:38

- Irving Voters Add Casino Opponent to City Council - Speaker Burrows Fires Senior Staffer - Tinderholt Confronts King Over E-Verify, Lobbying, and Privacy Bills

5/5/25 A Deal on Property Tax Relief? 05.05.2025 5:03

- House, Senate Close In on Property Tax Relief Agreement - Austin ISD Accused of Violating CRT Ban; Paxton Launches Legal Action - Abbott Signs School Choice Bill During Celebration at Governor’s Mansion

5/2/25 The First GOP Priority Heads to Gov. Abbott 02.05.2025 4:14

- Bill Targeting Explicit Library Materials in Schools Clears House and Senate - 2 Waco ISD Teachers Arrested in April for Abusing Special Needs Children - Houston City Council Will Vote on Race-Based Contracting Program

5/1/25 Conservative Lawmakers Speak Out 01.05.2025 4:11

- Conservative Lawmakers Warn Texas House Is Running Out of Time To Pass GOP Priorities - House Leadership Blocking Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Says Texas Lawmaker - Texas A&M Faculty Senate Approves “Climate Ethics” Course

4/30/25 You Could Go to Jail for Memes 30.04.2025 4:36

- Texas House Approves Former Speaker Dade Phelan’s Meme Regulation Bill - Will Senators Revive Proposed Ban on Lawmakers’ Children Benefiting From School Choice Funds? - Harris County Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Workforce Cuts

4/29/25 The Clock is Ticking on GOP Priorities 29.04.2025 4:44

- Republican Lawmakers Challenge Speaker Burrows Over Stalled Party Priorities - Texas Lottery Commissioners Finalize Ban on Ticket Resellers - Lawmaker Proposes DNA Testing at Southern Border to Prevent Child Trafficking

4/28/25 Is Beto Running Again? 28.04.2025 4:07

- Beto O’Rourke Hints at Yet Another Run - Lawmakers Consider Measures to Ensure Only US Citizens Vote in Texas Elections - South Texas Teacher Arrested for Sex Crimes Against Student Allowed to Resign

4/25/25 Illegal Alien Healthcare Costs for Texans 25.04.2025 5:47

- Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals $121.8 Million in Just One Month - Burrows Blocks Effort Limiting Scholarship Program to US Citizens - Texas Senate Moves to Block Universal Basic Income Programs

4/24/25 Islamists Holding Texas House Hostage? 24.04.2025 4:59

- House Leadership Accused of Holding Pro-Life Bill Hostage to Islamic Holiday Push - Senate Bill Would Tie Licenses to Ethics Registry, Drawing Sharp Criticism - Texas Education Agency Releases 2023 School Report Cards

4/23/25 100 Days into the Session… 23.04.2025 5:09

- Texas GOP Priority Bill Stalls While Staffer Accused of Promoting ‘Woke’ Agenda - Texas Senators Unanimously Pass Impeachment Reform Legislation - Texas Tech System Names New Chairman of Regents

4/22/25 Lottery Head Abruptly Resigns 22.04.2025 4:57

- Texas Lottery Commission Director Resigns Amid Scrutiny and Investigations - House Leadership Yanks Abortion Abolition Bill Hours Before Hearing - Lawmakers Consider Over-The-Counter Access to Ivermectin

4/21/25 Texas A&M Promotes ‘Queer Theory’ 21.04.2025 4:56

- Texas A&M ‘Queer Theory’ Class Promotes Radical Gender Ideology - State Representatives Consider Allowing Phones at Polling Locations - Federal Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict in Houston ISD Bribery Case

4/17/25 School Choice Passes Texas House 17.04.2025 5:03

- Texas House Passes School Choice Bill for the First Time in History - Texas House Retreats From Honoring Planned Parenthood President Amid Pro-Life Pushback - As School District Shrinks, Lubbock ISD Asks Voters To Grow Bond Debt

4/16/25 Train Wrecked: Trump Pulls Plug on Texas Rail Boondoggle 16.04.2025 4:23

- Trump Admin Derails Houston-Dallas Train Grant, Saving Taxpayers Millions - Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill To Allow American Victims of Terrorism to Sue International Orgs - Texas Senators Move to Ban Local Government Funding of Abortion Travel Entities

4/15/25 Texas House to Honor PLANNED PARENTHOOD President 15.04.2025 4:51

- Texas House Set to Honor Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards - Mayes Middleton Enters Race for Texas Attorney General - Officials Continue Investigations Into North Texas Islamic ‘City’

4/14/25 School Choice Fight Ahead 14.04.2025 4:38

- School Choice Showdown in Texas House - Coalition Urges Hearing on Retail Decency Act to Shield Children from Explicit Products - More Than 700 Houston City Workers Accept Mayor’s Retirement Incentive

4/11/25 The Biggest Budget in Texas History 11.04.2025 4:31

- Texas House Advances Record $337 Billion Budget - Gates of Eagle Pass Park Reopen After One Year of Lockdown - Texas Senate Approves Establishment of Homeland Security Division in DPS

4/10/25 900 Murder Suspects Out on Bond 10.04.2025 4:21

- Mayor: 900 People Charged With Murder Are Free on Bond in Houston - Race to Replace Paxton Begins as John Bash Launches AG Campaign - Texas Parents Strongly Back Legislation Requiring Parental Approval for App Store Purchases

4/9/25 Democrats Want to Gut the Death Penalty in Texas 09.04.2025 4:46

- Texas Democrats Try Again to Gut Death Penalty - Texas House Overwhelmingly Rejects Motion To Remove Speaker Burrows - Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Campaign to Unseat Sen. John Cornyn

4/8/25 A Texas City is Funding Abortion Travel 08.04.2025 4:14

- San Antonio Sued for Funding Out-of-State Abortion Travel - State Reps. Move To Slash Funding for Universities Promoting DEI - Spring Branch ISD Wants Voters to OK $631 Million in Sports Facility Bonds

4/7/25 Texas Tax Dollars Promoting Palestine Propaganda 07.04.2025 5:47

- Texas Taxpayers Funded Anti-Border Security, Pro-Islam Show - Ahead of Budget Debate, House Members Move to Slash Lottery Spending - Court Rules Texas Can Release School District Accountability Ratings for 2023

4/4/25 A Third Huntsville ISD Teacher Arrested for Sex Crimes in 3 Weeks? 04.04.2025 3:06

- THIRD Huntsville ISD Teacher Arrested for Sex Crimes in Three Weeks - 174 Criminal Aliens Deported From Texas - Dozens of Suspected Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested Outside Austin

4/3/25 Illegal Electioneering at Houston ISD? 03.04.2025 4:15

- Attorney General Alleges Houston ISD Engaged in Electioneering - DOJ Charges Canadian Man in the 2021 Texas GOP Website Hack - Texas House Committee Considers Limiting Foreign Land Ownership

4/2/25 No Food Stamps for Junk Food? 02.04.2025 4:06

- Effort to End Taxpayer-Funded Junk Food Moves Forward - Abbott: Islamic Compound Lacks Construction Permits - Two Huntsville ISD Teachers Arrested in Separate Sex Crime Cases