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 18, 2025 4 mins

- 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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July 11, 2025 4 mins

- HHS Bars Illegal Aliens From Taxpayer-Funded Health Programs


- Texas to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Districts During Special Session


- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Pushes for Taxpayer-Funded International Trips


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- Trump Endorses Texas Lawmakers Who Backed School Choice, Despite Party Pushback


- Houston Research Centers Among Targets in Chinese COVID-19 Espionage Scheme


- Harris County Jail Hit With Third Noncompliance Notice of 2025


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- Special Session Agenda Released: Abbott Targets Property Taxes, Redistricting, Abortion Drugs, and More


- Baylor University to Return 'LGBTQIA+ Inclusion' Grant Following Backlash


- IRS Moves To Allow Pastors To Endorse Political Candidates

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July 8, 2025 4 mins

- Feds Arrest 10 for Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Texas


- Attorney General Paxton Says State Will Continue Defending Border Security Law After Setback


- Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers Under New State Law


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- Deadly Floods Devastate Central Texas, President Trump Planning Visit 


- Questions Remain Ahead of Texas Special Legislative Session


- New State Law Limits School Superintendents’ Severance Pay

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- 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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July 2, 2025 5 mins

- 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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