Texas Scorecard

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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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4/1/25 Should Texas Send Incarcerated Illegals to El Salvador? 01.04.2025 4:48

-Texas Lawmaker Proposes Sending Illegal Alien Inmates to El Salvador Prison -Paxton Fights Back Against Federal Judge’s Block of Texas A&M Drag Ban -Texas Senators Consider $2.5 Billion Over Next Decade for Film Industry

3/31/25 Texas Rangers to Investigate Islamic Center 31.03.2025 4:37

- Abbott Deploys Texas Rangers To Investigate Islamic Center - Texas Senate Committee Weighs Bill to Crack Down on Illegal Vapes - Americans Value Energy Independence More Than Fighting Climate Change

3/28/25 House Members Didn’t Show Up Today 28.03.2025 4:47

- Quorum Collapse: Most Texas House Members Skip Work - Superintendent Salaries Continue to Climb as Schools Claim They’re Underfunded - Man With ICE Detainer Accused of Practicing Dentistry Without a License in Houston

3/27/25 No Red Flag Laws in Texas 27.03.2025 5:29

- Texas Senate Passes Ban on Red Flag Gun Laws - Islamic Center Under Securities Investigation Amid Growing Scrutiny - Republicans Try Reviving Red-Light Camera Ticketing for School Buses

3/26/25 Islamic Center Operating Illegal Funerals? 26.03.2025 4:45

-State Issues Cease-and-Desist to Islamic Group Over Funeral Violations -US Rep. Troy Nehls Calls to End Taxpayer Funding for NPR and PBS -Former Houston ISD Official on Trial for Corruption

3/25/25 Texas A&M Drag Show Back On? 25.03.2025 4:06

-Judge Blocks Texas A&M Drag Show Ban, Permits ‘Draggieland’ on Campus -Harris County LGBTQIA+ Commission Sets Date for ‘Banned Book’ Fair -Bexar County GOP Contests Spending Billions on Entertainment Arena in San Antonio

3/24/25 Judge Blocks Voter ID for Mail Ballots 24.03.2025 5:53

- Federal Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement For Texas Mail Ballots - Court Blocks Biden-era Rule Demanding Foster Care Providers Affirm LGBT Identities - ‘Recognized’ Texas Teacher Charged With Child Grooming

3/21/25 How Much Did the Paxton Impeachment Cost? 21.03.2025 4:59

- Audit Shows $5.1 Million Price Tag for Failed Paxton Impeachment - Las Vegas Sands Folds on Casino Gambling in Irving - Report: Houston ISD Operates 51 Schools Under 50 Percent Capacity

3/20/25 Should Phones be Banned in School? 20.03.2025 5:34

- House Committee Considers Bipartisan Ban on Smartphones in Classrooms - Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Weakened in Texas Senate - UT Austin Education School Dominated by Leftwing Ideology, Report Finds

3/19/25 No Drag Shows on Campus 19.03.2025 4:51

- University of Texas Bans Drag Shows on Campus - Senator Aims To Strengthen Informed Consent in Childhood Vaccinations - State Senators Pass Legislation Returning Prayer to Schools

3/18/25 Texans Say No to Casinos 18.03.2025 5:09

- Irving Residents Say ‘No’ to Las Vegas Sands’ Casino Gambling Plan - Allegation: House Stalling Ban on Social Transitioning - AG Paxton: District Courts Cannot Order Changes of Biological Sex on Driver’s Licenses

3/17/25 Should China Own American Land? 17.03.2025 4:37

- Texas Congressman Proposes Ban on Foreign Adversaries Buying US Farmland - New Legislation Would Block School Library Books Deemed Too Explicit for Prisons - Election Judge Cautions Against Letting Kids Cast Ballots for Parents

3/14/25 ZERO Bills Passed So Far 14.03.2025 4:24

- Texas Legislative Session Hits Filing Deadline, House Yet to Pass a Bill - Texas Senate to Congress: Keep Supreme Court at Nine - Attorney General Paxton Investigates Dallas Over Potential Sanctuary City Policies

3/13/25 Litter Boxes in Schools?? 13.03.2025 5:00

- F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act Would Ban Animal Behavior in Class - Letter Highlights Challenges for Gambling Lobby Amid Lottery Scandal - Texas Senators Tackle MAHA Agenda

3/12/25 The War Against Memes Continues 12.03.2025 5:35

- Phelan Doubles Down on Meme Regulation Bill Despite First Amendment Concerns - School Choice Battle Intensifies as Texas House Committee Hears Testimony - US Rep. Cloud Introduces Legislation to Block Federal Gun Control During Emergencies

3/11/25 Time to Self-Deport 11.03.2025 4:42

- Trump Administration Converts CBP One App to Self-Deportation App - Texas Senators Consider Proposal to Align State IDs with Biological Sex - Major ICE Operation Nets 646 Illegal Alien Arrests in Houston, Including Gang Members

3/10/25 Memes Could Be ILLEGAL in Texas 10.03.2025 5:09

- Dade Phelan's Bill Would Criminalize Political Memes - Measure Filed to End Higher Ed Instruction on Radical Gender Pronoun Use - Texas A&M Regents Name Comptroller Glenn Hegar As Sole Finalist for Chancellor

3/6/25 Most Wanted Illegal Arrested 06.03.2025 4:54

- Texas’ Most Wanted Illegal Alien Captured in San Antonio - Abbott on Texas Lottery: Investigation Will Determine Next Steps - House Committee Weighs Education Spending Bill as School Choice Fight Looms

3/5/25 Texas House Pays Democrat Adviser a Big Salary 05.03.2025 5:04

- Texas House Keeps Democrat Adviser Hugh Brady on Payroll at $233K - Senators Consider Measures Placing Prayer, Ten Commandments in Schools - Trump Renames Texas Wildlife Refuge in Honor of Murdered 12-Year-Old Jocelyn Nungaray

3/4/25 Trump’s Big Speech is Tonight 04.03.2025 4:33

- Trump Invites Texans to Highly-Anticipated Joint Address - Trump on the $100 Bill? New Bill Aims to Make It Happen - Texas Senators Consider Measure to Ban All THC Products

3/3/25 No More Drag Shows at Texas A&M 03.03.2025 5:17

- Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows - House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief in the Form of Tax Rate Compression - Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak

2/28/25 Accused Cop Killer Released on Bond 28.02.2025 3:37

- Harris County Bonds Out Man Charged in Murder of Deputy Sheriff - Could Fourth Time Be the Charm for Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban? - Senate Records Reveal Lawmakers’ Taxpayer-Funded News Sources

2/27/25 An End to Drag Queen Story Hours? 27.02.2025 5:03

- Libraries Could Lose Funding for Hosting Drag Queen Story Hours Under Senate Proposal - Amid Concerns Surrounding Texas Lottery, Senators Approve Courier Ban - TEA Takes Over Another Texas School District After ‘Decades of Dysfunction’

2/26/25 Rigged? Texas Lotto Under Investigation 26.02.2025 5:22

-Paxton Investigates Texas Lottery Over Suspicious Wins -Texas House Suspends Rules to Honor Group Opposing Voter ID -Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge: Authorities Target Criminal Aliens

2/25/25 A Raid in Colony Ridge 25.02.2025 5:17

-Gov. Abbott: Feds, State Target Criminal Aliens for Arrest in Colony Ridge -$113K Funneled Into Legislator’s Pocket Via Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Payouts? -House Lawmaker Files Measure to Allow Over-the-counter Ivermectin