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

August 8, 2025 5 mins

- Paxton Moves to Vacate Seats of Quorum-Breaking Democrats


- Texas Republicans’ Redistricting Plan Heads to Senate for Approval


- Commissioner Ramsey Seeks Removal of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Following Historic Censure Vote


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- Texas Casino Interests Prepare Comeback Attempt


- Texas Senators Pass Women’s Privacy Act


- Paxton Investigating Beto O’Rourke’s Group for Alleged Bribes to Runaway Democrats

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- Majority of Texas Senate Democrats Abandon State in Protest of Redistricting


- Travis County Judge Refuses Motion To Change Venue in Daniel Perry Case


- Houston ISD Boasts Major Academic Gains Ahead of TEA Report


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-Paxton Threatens Court Action To Vacate Seats of Fleeing Democrats as House Still Lacks Quorum


-Texas Senate Committee Moves Women's Privacy Act Closer to Floor Vote


-Texas Can Require Voter ID on Mail Ballots, Federal Court Rules


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- Abbott Orders Arrest of Fleeing Democrats After House Fails to Reach Quorum


- Houston ISD Rolls Out Cell Phone Ban Amid New State Mandate


- Montgomery County Arrests School Employee for Soliciting a Minor Online


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- Austin Pride Reports Future Changes Due to ‘Current Political Climate’


- Newsom, Schatzline Spar as Texas GOP Unveils Redistricting Map


- House Candidate Slammed for Donation to Sheila Jackson Lee

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July 31, 2025 5 mins

-Senate Moves To Restore Attorney General’s Power To Prosecute Election Crimes

-University of North Texas Settles Free Speech Case

-Trump Administration Halts Controversial Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge Expansion



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-Patrick-Backed THC Ban Clears Senate

-Two Houston-Area Planned Parenthood Clinics Announce September Closure

-Houston Polling Signals Tight Races Amid Voter Concerns on Crime, Taxes



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July 29, 2025 5 mins

- CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million of Cocaine in South Texas


- Report: Texas Democrats Fundraising for Another Quorum Break


- Glazed and Confused: Shipley Do-Nuts Sold to California Firm

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- Former Texas National Guardsman Convicted of Smuggling Aliens


- ICE Arrests Over 200 Illegal Alien Child Sex Offenders in Houston Area


- Allen ISD Adopts New ‘No Cell Phone’ Policy

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- Giovanni Capriglione Faces Allegations of Long-Term Affair, Abortion Payments


- Illegal Alien Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping in Houston


- Houston Officials Weigh Electric Scooter Crackdown Amid Rising Park Violence


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- Lawmakers Eye $13B in Federal Funds for Property Tax Cuts


- Jared Patterson Accused of Recruiting Primary Challengers to Fellow Republicans


- Despite Local Pleas, Southwest Texas Judge Hasn’t Removed Scandal-Plagued Auditor


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- Texas National Guard Mobilizing To Assist ICE


- Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Advances in Texas Senate


- Montgomery County Secures First Murder Conviction Under Texas Fentanyl Law

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- Texas State University Course Promoted LGBT Ideology


- UT Regents Name Permanent Finalists for Chancellor, UT-Austin President


- Ban on THC Revived in Texas Senate after Abbott Veto


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- Special Session Kicks Off With Redistricting Fight Looming and Billions on the Table


- UT-Austin Received $6000 Invoice From Pro-Abortion Activist


- Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense


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- Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting


- Internal Texas A&M Immigration Email Triggers Backlash


- AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports


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- Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests


- Houston Expands Civility Ordinance to 24 Hours in Downtown Areas


- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases Index


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- New Execution Date Set for Convicted Child Killer After Lawmakers’ Delay Attempt


- Texas AG Investigates Mars Company For Deceptive Practices Over Artificial Dyes


- City of Austin Unveils Another Record-Setting Budget

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- Will Democrats Walk Out Again? Special Session Agenda Revives Quorum-Busting Talk


- Texas Counties Have Exploited a ‘Disaster Loophole’ to Hike Taxes


- Democrat Nathan Johnson Launches Bid for Attorney General

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- Bills Begin To Be Filed as Lawmakers Prepare for Special Session


- ICE Arrests 1,361 Criminal Aliens in Houston-Area Operations in June


- South Texas School Board President Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug Trafficking

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