Daily Headlines

Daily Headlines

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.

Episodes

May 16, 2025 5 mins

- Texas Senate Unanimously Moves to Eliminate Lottery Commission


- Hundreds of Bills Die as Texas House Hits Major Deadline


- Gov. Abbott Requests Waiver to Ban Unhealthy SNAP Purchases in Texas

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- Texas Lawmakers Pass Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Parental Rights


- Texas Moves Closer To Abolishing Public Schools’ Immunity in Sex Abuse Cases


- Texas Lawmakers Join Push to Cement Trump’s Agenda in Law

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 - ICE Arrests 422 in Houston Sweep, Including Murder and Arson Suspects


- Blue Ridge Disannexes Muslim-owned Properties


- House Committee Kills Anti-ESG Effort in Late Vote

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May 13, 2025 5 mins

- With Clock Ticking, Texas House Faces Pileup of Legislation After Slow Start


- Texas House Rejects Mexican Guest Worker Program


- Taxpayer-Funded Entities Sponsor LGBT Agenda in Houston

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- AG Paxton Secures Record $1.375B Data Privacy Settlement With Google


- Texas House Moves To Restore AG’s Power To Prosecute Election Crimes


- Detransition Coverage Bill Clears Texas House, Heads to Governor’s Desk

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- DOJ Joins Paxton, Abbott in Probing Controversial Islamic Compound


- House Approves Bill Restricting Hostile Foreign Land Ownership


- Texas Renews Call for Convention of States To Curb Federal Power


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- Texas House to Vote on Mexican Guest Worker Plan While Immigration Priorities Sit Idle


- Texas May Soon ID Noncitizens as Ineligible to Vote


- AG Paxton Nabs Frio County Officials & Election Workers in Vote-Harvest Ring


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May 7, 2025 3 mins

- 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


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- Irving Voters Add Casino Opponent to City Council


- Speaker Burrows Fires Senior Staffer


- Tinderholt Confronts King Over E-Verify, Lobbying, and Privacy Bills

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- 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



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- 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


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- 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


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- 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


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- 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


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April 28, 2025 4 mins

- 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


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- 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


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- 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

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April 23, 2025 5 mins

- 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


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April 22, 2025 4 mins

- 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


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- 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


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