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March 10, 2024
NEWS DIGEST
by Brandon Waltens
Good morning,
Media personality and conservative activist Sara Gonzales is coming to Texas Scorecard!
You may know Sara from her nationally focused show “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” on The Blaze.
Starting this week, Sara will also be hosting a new weekly show at Texas Scorecard called "Come and Take It".
Our nation is at a crossroads. Now, more than ever, Texas must step up and lead the country.
Each week, Sara will be diving into the issues affecting the Lone Star State and our local communities. Sara is here to call out what’s gone wrong in Texas and what we can do to fix it.
The first episode will be released on Tuesday, March 12!
Featured
The 2024 primary election was a major success for school choice advocates in Texas. Several opponents of education reform lost outright, others went to runoffs, and still more were electorally weakened.
Throughout multiple called special sessions in 2023, the Republican-led House alternatively delayed and killed Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to create school choice in Texas. Ultimately, these efforts culminated with 21 Republicans voting for an amendment to strip school choice from an omnibus education measure.
Accounting for retirements and with the runoffs still to be decided, only a handful of incumbent Republicans who sided with the teachers’ unions to kill school choice during the legislative session will be returning to Austin in 2025.
State
GOP Voters Make Expectations Known Ahead of 2025
Republican voters approved 13 propositions to help guide the party’s policy priorities.
AG Paxton’s Criminal Appeals Court Picks Unseat Incumbents
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s picks for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals faired well this year, with all three winning their respective races.
Potential Speaker Candidate Hired by Bank with Ties to Bonnen and Phelan
State Rep. Cody Harris is employed by Third Coast Bank, which has ties to current Speaker Dade Phelan and former Speaker Dennis Bonnen.
Local
Fredericksburg Moms Host Wholesome Book Fair
Gillespie County Moms for Liberty held a week-long event with new vendor SkyTree Book Fairs.
Lewisville ISD Drag Teacher Resigns
The teacher was exposed by Libs of TikTok last month.
Houston Budget Faces $160k-plus Shortfall
Houston Finance Director Melissa Dubowksi told city council members to expect a shortfall of at least $160 million in the upcoming fiscal year 2025 budget.
Federal
US Senator Ted Cruz Announces ‘Democrats for Cruz’ Coalition
The coalition involves lifelong Democrats who believe the Democrat party is no longer working in their best interest.
Illegal Alien on Terror Watchlist Attempted to Cross Texas-Mexico Border
Already in Fiscal Year 2024, there have been 59 individuals on the terror watchlist encountered at the southwest border.
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