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

July 3, 2025 5 mins

- 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


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- 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

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-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

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- 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

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- 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’

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- 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


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June 25, 2025 6 mins

- 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


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- 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

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- 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


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- 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

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June 19, 2025 5 mins

- 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


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- 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

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June 17, 2025 5 mins

- Texas GOP: Legislature Must Finish Work on Key Conservative Reforms


- Alleged Noncitizen Voters Under Investigation by Texas AG


- Texas Democrats Elect Socialist Vice-Chair


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-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

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-City Officials Across Texas Promise Order on Saturday Ahead of Nationwide Protests

-AG Paxton Files Suit Against Genetic Testing Company Over Privacy Concerns

-Harris County Officially Ends Failed Guaranteed Basic Income Program

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-New STAAR Results Reveal Students ‘Not Where They Need To Be Academically’

-Trump DOJ Official Aaron Reitz Enters Race for Texas Attorney General

-FBI Dallas Announces 109 Children Rescued, 244 Offenders Arrested in Child Exploitation Investigation

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-Abbott to Deploy Texas National Guard Amid Nationwide Protests, Riots

-President Trump Vows To Restore Fort Hood Name

-Texas Man Arrested After Allegedly Giving Girlfriend Abortion-Inducing Drug

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-New Laws Protecting Citizens’ Gun Rights Set To Take Effect This Year

-After Judges Drop Asylum Cases, ICE Makes Arrests at Houston Courthouse

-US Supreme Court Shoots Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against American Gun Companies

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-Soros-Backed Group Relaunches Effort to Turn Texas Blue with Multimillion-Dollar Push

-Texas A&M Political Science Textbook Attacks Trump

-Judge: Texas Lottery Commissioners Must Protect Disputed $83.5M Jackpot

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- Republicans Urge Abbott to Veto ‘Biden-Style’ Loan Repayments for School Counselors


- Banking Lobbyists Reportedly Urging Gov. Abbott to Veto Transactional Gold Legislation


- SAVE Data Helps Texas Nab Potential Noncitizen Voters


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