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Texas Scorecard episodes

  • Will Texas Pass School Choice?
    In this week’s episode, Brandon Waltens sits down with education expert Corey DeAngelis to discuss why Texas lawmakers have repeatedly thwarted school choice proposals despite their popularity with Republican voters. Could Gov. Greg Abbott be to blame?
    Plus, Jacob Asmussen discusses the latest lawsuit against Texas’ life-saving Heartbeat Act—this time, brought by abortion activist Wendy Davis.
     
    20 min
  • Abbott vs. Cruz
    In this week's episode, Brandon speaks with Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller about the rising cost of food and what Texas can do to fight back.
    Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are both getting involved in runoff races, but endorsing completely different candidates.
    Plus, Erin Anderson talks about the latest developments in the fight to remove pornography from school libraries.
    20 min
  • Abbott Plan to Bus Illegal Aliens to DC is a Bust
    On today’s show, Michael Quinn Sullivan joins to discuss the latest proposal from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to bus illegal aliens to Washington D.C. on taxpayer’s dime…only if they volunteer.
    Plus, Robert Montoya discusses Texas Scorecard’s latest investigation into improprieties in Harris County, digging into the man-made tributaries connecting Democrat Commissioner Rodney Ellis and organizations receiving taxpayer money.
    18 min
  • Schools Push Drag Queens on Kids
    In today’s episode, Brandon Waltens is joined by Jacob Asmussen to discuss the fallout from Austin ISD’s “Pride Out” Party as well as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s announcement that he will fight to protect college women’s sports in the upcoming legislative session.
    Plus, Michael Quinn Sullivan stops by to talk about some of Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest endorsements in the runoff elections, as well as the increasing momentum to end the practice of Democrats holding committee chairmanships in the state legislature.
    18 min
  • Parents Fight Back
    In this week’s episode The Headline, Brandon Waltens is joined by senior journalist Erin Anderson to talk about parents fighting back against pornography in their school districts.
    Tim Hardin from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility also joins the show to talk about the legislature’s expected $25 billion surplus and how lawmakers could use it to eliminate property taxes.
     
    18 min
  • Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn
    This week, Brandon Waltens sits down with Mark Lee Dickson, the Director of Right To Life of East Texas and Founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative to talk about the ever-growing movement to ban abortion in cities across the state.
    23 min
  • Pain at the Pump
    This week, Brandon Waltens is joined by Michael Sullivan to discuss Texas’ rising gas prices, and what lawmakers can do about it. Plus, Erin Anderson shares the latest on the debacle surrounding the outgoing Harris County Elections Administrator.
    24 min
  • Looking Back on the Primary
    Brandon Waltens and Michael Quinn Sullivan look back on the primary elections in Texas, highlighting the biggest takeaways from Tuesday night’s election, and previewing what comes next for voters in the May runoff.
    20 min
  • Republicans Have Put Democrats in Leadership
    This week Brandon Waltens sits down with State Representative Bryan Slaton as he talks about what he is doing to end the practice of giving Democrat chairmanships in the Republican-controlled Texas house. Also, Jacob Asmussen joins to talk about the latest developments with Round Rock ISD.
    24 min

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