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.
Reporting Fraud
-Comptroller Huffines Launches Whistleblower Portal for Reports of Fraud, Tax Evasion
-Socialist Bernie Sanders Campaigns in Texas Ahead of Midterms
-Cuban National Sentenced to 17 Years for Trafficking Women
Former Lotto Boss Back in Court
-Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief Returns to Court, Given $10,000 Bond
-Comptroller Huffines Bars Taxpayer Funding for Discriminatory DEI Programs
-Plano ISD To Contribute Up to $250 Million Toward Dallas Stars Arena
Data Centers Put on Notice
-Paxton Demands Water Usage Reports From 156 Texas Data Centersâ¨-Abbott Signs Vance Pledge to Crack Down on Government Benefits Fraud
-Austinites to Vote on Increased Fiscal Transparency
No Funds for Flock Cameras
-Comptroller Huffines Bans Grant Funds for Flock Cameras, License Plate Readers
-AG Paxton Sues Gerber and NestlĂŠ Over Heavy Metals in Baby Food
-FBI Disrupts North Korean Remote-Work Scheme at More Than 40 Texas Homes
GOP Fights to Hold Majority
-Speaker Mike Johnson Returning to South Texas as Battle for House Majority Intensifies
-Gonzalez Claims He Never Supported Child Gender Mutilation Despite Past Votes
-Business Court Weakens Lawsuit Against Boeing for Downplaying Dangers of Aircraft
Has Anyone Seen James Talarico?
-Trump Questions Talarico's Absence as Paxton Demands 'Proof of Life'
-Rosenthal Backed Satanists, Wiccans Leading Prayers in Texas Legislature
-Honduran National Sentenced to 72 months in Federal Prison For Smuggling 188 Illegal Aliens
Tala-Freak-Out
-Paxton Campaign Launches 'Tala-Freak-Out Tip Line' to Find Missing Talarico
-JD Vance Returning to Texas for Midterm Rally in Tyler
-Report: Texas Schools May Have an Islamist Problem
Terrorists at the Border
-Terrorism-Related Encounters Surge at Southwest Border
-Poll: Nearly Half of Americaâs Youngest Voters View Sharia Law Positively
-Border Security Expert Warns Drug Cartel Is Exploiting Horse Trade
Trump is Choosin' Texas
-Trump Returning to Texas for San Antonio Midterm Rally
-Former Texas Southern University Professor Sentenced in Student Aid Fraud Scheme
-Paxton Investigates UnitedHealth Over Alleged Denial of Medically Necessary Care
Slashing Taxes
-Huffines Targets âHidden Taxâ on Electronic Medical Records
-President Trump Authorizes Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter
-AG Paxton Investigates Childrenâs Clothing Companies for Possible Toxic Chemicals in Material
A $7.5 Billion Check
-Abbott Says $7.5 Billion Border Reimbursement Could Help Fund Property Tax Relief
-University of North Texas Paid Third Parties to âRecruitâ International Students
-Mystic Alerts Act Heads to Trumpâs Desk After Unanimous Senate Approval
Hasan Pikerâs Warning to Talarico
-Piker Warns Talarico âHas Got to Play Ballâ With Leftists
-Hinojosaâs Pro-Police Pitch Draws Scrutiny Over Defunding Record
-Travis County DA Fails To Appear for Hearing on Prosecutorial Integrity
Talaricoâs NYC Fundraiser
-Talarico's NYC Fundraiser Packed With Mamdani Allies
-Abbott Moves To Ease Diesel Prices With Statewide Fuel Emergency
-Federal Judge Affirms UTâs Suspension of Pro-Hamas âProtestâ Organizer
Talarico Stays in New York
-Talaricoâs NYC Fundraising Swing Continues With Transgender Activists
-U.S. Senate Passes College Protect College Sports Act
-San Antonio Residents Face First Property Tax Hike in 33 Years
Texas Court Rejects Secret Sharia Divorce
-Texas Supreme Court Rejects Secret Sharia Divorce Obtained in Pakistan
-UT-Austin Provost Fully Eliminates Womenâs and Gender Studies from Core Curriculum
-Lockhart ISD Cuts Classroom Screen Time by 50% for Elementary Students
Data Centers Under Investigation
-Hundreds of Texas Data Centers Under Investigation Over Water Use Reporting
-GOP Lawmakers Call for Federal Foreign Terrorist Designation for Nationwide Islamist Group
-TAMU Records Detail Student Affairs Directorâs Work With Group Repackaging DEI
Texas' Secret Socialist
-Texas House Candidate Tells DSA He Needs to Hide His Socialist Affiliation
-Texas Ethics Commission Tables Proposed Lawmaker Per Diem Hike
-Texas Ranks 8th in National Education Freedom Report
Secret Lobbyist Meals
-Texas Ethics Commission Proposal Would Raise Cap on Secret Lobbyist Meals
-Talarico: Police in Schools Make Students âLess Safe,â Harms âBlack and Brown Studentsâ
-Sprouts Halts Produce Pesticide Use After Texas Investigation
Data Center Freeze in Texas
-Abbott Orders Halt on Data Center Permits During State Audit
-Democrat Ericka Lomick Suspends Texas House Campaign Amid Questions Over Felony Conviction
-UNT Refuses To Reimburse Employee Membership in Womenâs Studies Group
Zero Border Releases
Trump Administration Announces 16 Consecutive Months of Zero Border Releases
-A&M Faculty Advisory Council âApprovesâ Textbooks that Promote DEI and Prison Abolition
-Harris County Finalizes Highest Tax Rate In Modern History
Data Center Investigation
-Paxton Begins Investigation into Planned Data Center in Taylor
-Talaricoâs Church Minister Says Heâll âChange His Tune Backâ After Election
-UT-Austin Eliminating Additional Grievance Studies Programs
Teacher Misconduct Reports TRIPLE
-Texas Teacher Misconduct Reports Triple in 2026
-Texas Democrat Organizer Caught Describing âRoundabout Way of Paying People for Their Votesâ
-Suspected Gulf Cartel Hitman Faces Federal Terrorism Charges in Texasâ¨
Eliminating Property Taxes
-Texas Lawmakers Explore Path to Replacing School Property Taxes
-Roblox Refuses To Appear at Texas House Hearing on Child Safety
-Can Mothers Use Family-Care Employee Benefits for Preborn Children?
All Hat, No Horse?
-All Hat, No Horse? Bobby Pulidoâs Unearthed Comments Clash With Cowboy Campaign Image
-Abbott Threatens Criminal Penalties for Data Centers Failing to Report Water Use
-Afghan National Deported From Texas for Supporting Two Convicted Terrorists
Money Pours in for Paxton
-Republican Reinforcements Arrive for Paxton in Senate Race
-Railroad Commission To Consider Carbon Capture Permit Application
-Texas Supreme Court Blocks Galveston Countyâs Mid-Election Cycle Redistricting
The GOP Midterm Convention Continues!
-Day 2 of the GOP Midterm ConventionÂ
-Texas Judge Disciplined for Requiring Parents To Be Vaccinated for Visitation
-Fifth Circuit Rejects Rehearing Request in Challenge to Texas In-State Tuition Ban
GOP Midterm Convention Kicks Off
-GOP Midterm Convention Kicks off in Dallas
-Harris County Moves To Hike Tax Rate
-Bastrop City Council Votes To End Flock Camera Contract
"Gender Bender Gina"
-Abbott Launches First Attack on Hinojosa Over Child Gender Mutilation
-Left-Wing Faculty Group Objected to UNTâs College of Liberal Arts Restructuring
-Critics Say Recommended 765-kV Route Crosses China-Linked Land
Denouncing Sharia Law
-US Rep. Keith Self Files Resolution Denouncing Sharia Law
-More Flock Cameras Removed in Central Texas
-Houston Accepts $50 Million to Never Annex The Woodlands
Socialists in South Texas
-South Texas Democrat House Candidate Sponsored March with Socialists
-AG Paxton Seeks to Revive Pfizer Lawsuit
-Bastrop City Council Votes to Cover Flock Cameras
How Popular are Flock Cameras?
-Poll Reveals Texans Distaste for Flock Cameras and Data Centers
-Congressional Task Force Examines Birth Tourismâs Effect on American Citizenship
-A&M Regents To Certify Core Curriculum Review
Talarico Says Capitalism Must Be âDismantledâ
-Talarico Said Capitalism an âOppressive Systemâ That Must Be âDismantledâ
-Conservatives Protest Mosques as Polling Locations
-Did Democrat House Candidate Meet Texasâ Two-Year Residency Requirement?
Cracking Down on Flock Cameras
-Gov. Abbott Pauses State Funding for Flock Cameras
-Huffines: School Audits Could Lead to Prosecutions for âNefarious Spendingâ
-A&M Regents Set to Approve Provost Hires with Left-Wing Histories
A Base on the Moon!
-Trump Honors Artemis II Crew in Houston, Announces US Space Academy
-UT Regents Grant Tenure to Professor Arrested During 2024 âProtestâ
-More Texas Teachers Lose Credentials Over Sexual MisconductÂ
Trump Is On the Ballot
-Speaker Mike Johnson Tells South Texas Republicans: Trump Is âon the Ballotâ
-Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Texas Investigations Into Charlie Kirk Death Celebrations
-North Texas Principal Arrested for Failure To Report Child Abuse
Texas Secures $1 Billion Settlement with Meta
-Paxton Announces $1 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety
-Texasâ Ban on Public Drag Shows Blocked by Federal District Judge
-UT Regents Quietly Revive Tenure Application for Professor Arrested at Pro-Hamas âProtest
Is James Talarico Soft on China?
-Paxton Accuses Talarico of Being âSoft on Chinaââ¨
-Six Flags to Move Corporate Headquarters to Arlington in 2027
-Houston Murder Suspect Out on Bond Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme
Democratâs Cocaine Straw
-Democrat Candidate Clarifies: Her Cocaine Was on a Straw, Not in a Bag
-Abbott Orders Action as Texas Homeowners Insurance Premiums Surge 79 Percent
-Oncor Pushes Regulators To Approve Controversial 765-kV Transmission Line
Lotto Boss Appears in Court
-Lottery Boss Appears in Court over $95 Million Scandal
-Burrows Makes His Case to Conservatives Ahead of 2027 Session
-Bobby Pulidoâs New Campaign Ad Features a CowboyâŚfrom Germany
Talarico Says âGod is Not a Christianâ
-Talarico Says âGod Is Not a Christianâ in Unearthed Sermon
-Lawmakers Explore Treating Texansâ Data as Property
-Abbott Says Tarrant County Shows Local Governments Can Cut Taxes