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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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12/16/25 Republican Calls Trump a “Treasonous Felon.” 16.12.2025 4:25

- GOP Candidate Amy Fennell Wanted to Keep ‘Treasonous Felon’ Trump Out of White House - Texas & Florida Challenge FDA Approval of Abortion Drugs - ERCOT Faces Higher Winter Storm Power Outage Risk Than in 2021

12/15/25 Is Your TV Watching You? 15.12.2025 4:28

-Lawsuits Allege Smart TVs Spy on Texans Inside Their Homes -Harris County Democrats Deny Future Endorsements for Houston Mayor John Whitmire -Lawsuit Accuses Sam Houston State University of Violating New Homeschool Dual Credit Law

12/12/25 Legal Showdown in Lubbock 12.12.2025 4:11

- Showdown Set in Case of Booted Lubbock County Commissioner - Texas A&M Research Project Seeks To ‘Mitigate’ Pro-Life Dobbs Decision - Texas Officials Warn of New Foreign Pest Affecting Grazing Land

12/11/25 Pro-Obama, Anti-Trump… GOP Candidate? 11.12.2025 4:06

-Social Media Posts Show GOP Candidate Kyle Morris Called Trump Delusional, Praised Obamas -State Agency Suspends Galveston County Sheriff’s License After Background Omissions -Citizens Seek Independent Audit of Austin Finances

12/10/25 Texas GOP Takes Aim at TASB 10.12.2025 4:24

- Texas GOP Calls School Board Association a Taxpayer-Funded Monopoly, Urges Ban - Paxton Files Landmark Healthcare Fraud Suits Over Cross-Sex Hormones for Kids - Plano ISD Sued for Failing To Disclose Mold Information

12/9/25 Death and [Property] Taxes 09.12.2025 4:35

- Lt. Gov. Patrick Counters Abbott’s Plan to Reduce Property Taxes - Paxton Launches Financial Transparency Investigation Into Nearly 1,000 Cities - Feds Uncover Houston Operation Moving Advanced AI Technology to China

12/8/25 Could Democrat Jasmine Crockett Win Senate Seat? 08.12.2025 4:35

-Colin Allred Drops Out of Senate Race, Will Run for Congress Instead -Abbott Cools on Casino Support as Gambling Interests Lose Ground in Texas -Paxton, Trump DOJ Secure Settlement To Protect Texans From Higher Energy Costs

Texas Democrats Lose 05.12.2025 4:20

-SCOTUS: Texas’ New Congressional Map Stands for 2026 -Masking Requirement During Trial Ruled Unconstitutional by Texas’ Highest Criminal Court -Report: China Taking ‘New Approach’ To Influence K-12 Education

12/4/25 The National Security Threat in Texas Colleges 04.12.2025 4:27

- Texas Universities Continue Accepting Students From Hostile Nations - Women’s Privacy Act Takes Effect in Texas - New Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Ten Commandments Displays Statewide

12/3/25 23 Illegals Hidden in Truck Cab 03.12.2025 4:15

- DPS Busts Human Smuggling Load of 23 Illegal Aliens - Patrick Backs Trump’s Baby Investment Plan, Wants To Double It in Texas - Democrat Cuellar Pardoned by Trump After Bribery Indictment

12/2/25 High School Coach Pleads Guilty 02.12.2025 3:47

- Brownsville ISD Coach Pleads Guilty to Sex With Student - Democrat Voting History Emerges in Race to Replace VanDeaver - AG Paxton Investigates China-Owned Fashion Brand Retailer

12/1/25 Afghan Resettlement in Texas 01.12.2025 4:27

- Biden Program Sent More Than $36 Million Into Texas For Afghan Relocation - Democrats Drop Challenge to Tarrant’s Republican Redistricting - Censured Lawmaker Gary VanDeaver Won’t Seek Re-Election

11/24/25 Bad News for John Cornyn 24.11.2025 4:37

- Poll Shows Cornyn Slipping to Third in GOP Senate Primary - Paxton Sues State Housing Agency for ‘Anti-Christian’ Restrictions - New Braunfels ISD Teacher Jailed for Indecent Exposure

11/21/25 Terroristic AI Threats 21.11.2025 4:23

- Legislation to Combat AI Threats by Terrorists Unanimously Passes US House - Uvalde Judge Suspended after Indictment for Official Oppression - Abbott Demands Mexico Address Water Treaty Failure

11/20/25 Islamic Groups Being Investigated 20.11.2025 5:05

-Texas Moves To Open Criminal Probes Into Islamic Organizations for Terror Ties -Judge Goes ‘Scorched-Earth’ In Dissent From Redistricting Decision -UT Regents Rewrite Governance Rules to Comply With New State Law

11/19/25 Sharia Courts in Dallas? 19.11.2025 4:49

-Abbott Calls for Criminal Investigations Into Sharia Courts Operating in North Texas -UT-Austin Placed DEI Advocate on Core Curriculum Review Committee -Legislation To Fast-Track Removal of Criminal Aliens Heads to US House Floor

11/18/25 Islamic Terrorist Orgs in Texas 18.11.2025 4:46

- Abbott Designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Federal Court Blocks Texas’ New Congressional Map, Orders Return to 2021 Lines - Paxton Sues 2 More School Districts for Refusing Ten Commandments Displays

11/17/25 Runoff Election Date Set 17.11.2025 4:44

- Abbott Sets January Runoff Date for North Texas Senate Race - Google To Bring More Data Centers to Texas - Celina ISD Coach Hit With Federal Child Exploitation Charges

11/14/25 Boeing Sued in Texas 14.11.2025 4:52

-Boeing Sued in Texas Court for Downplaying Danger of Aircraft -Paxton Sues To Strike Down ‘Anti-Christian’ Restrictions in State Work-Study Programs -Alumni Group Sounds the Alarm on College Athletics Deal

11/13/25 Should the U.S. Freeze Immigration? 13.11.2025 4:30

- Texas Congressman Proposes Immigration ‘Freeze’ - Secretary of State Commits Over $1 Million To Fight Texas GOP Over Closed Primaries - Islamic-focused EPIC City Rebrands as The Meadow

11/12/25 Trump Endorses Abbott 12.11.2025 4:12

- Trump Endorses Abbott for Fourth Term - Grieving Families Sue Camp Mystic after July 4 Flood Tragedy - Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French Announces Run for Railroad Commission

11/11/25 Tax Dollars for Illegal Aliens 11.11.2025 4:36

- Paxton Sues Harris County Over $1.3 Million for Illegal Aliens’ Legal Defense - Coach in ‘Pass the Trash’ Controversy Resigns From Celina ISD - Previously Deported Pedophile From El Salvador Assaults ICE Agent With Coffee Cup

11/10/25 Illegal Voter Registration Outside the DMV? 10.11.2025 4:52

- Paxton Sues ‘Radical Open-Borders Group’ Over Alleged Illegal Voter-Registration Scheme - Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions in Questionable Payments at Texas Southern University - Abbott Pledges To ‘Drive a Stake Through’ Property Tax Hikes in Fourth-Term Bid

11/7/25 A Turning Point Chapter in Every Texas School 07.11.2025 3:52

- Patrick Pledges $1 Million To Put Turning Point USA Chapters in Every Texas School - Paxton Sues Galveston ISD for Refusing Ten Commandments Displays - Texas State University Seeks To Replace Advocacy With Education

11/6/25 Flights Canceled! 06.11.2025 5:00

- FAA Orders Flight Cuts at Texas Airports as Democrat-Led Shutdown Deepens - Law Banning Child Drag Shows Upheld in Federal Court - Texas A&M Sends Left-Wing Professors To Advise Accreditation Agency