Skip to content
Artwork for Daily Headlines
NewsPoliticsGovernment

Daily Headlines

Texas Scorecard

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.

Play
  • 32 episodes
  • daily
  • Avg 4 min
  • English
Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.
  • #116
    Friday · 3 min

    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 ‘Protest’ -More Texas Teachers Lose Credentials Over Sexual Misconduct

  • #115
    Thursday · 2 min

    Trump Is On the Ballot

    -Speaker Mike Johnson Tells South Texas Republicans: Trump Is ‘on the Ballot’ -Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Texas Investigations Into Charlie Kirk Death Celebrations -North Texas Principal Arrested for Failure To Report Child Abuse

  • Wednesday · 3 min

    Texas Secures $1 Billion Settlement with Meta

    -Paxton Announces $1 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety -Texas’ Ban on Public Drag Shows Blocked by Federal District Judge -UT Regents Quietly Revive Tenure Application for Professor Arrested at Pro-Hamas ‘Protest

  • Tuesday · 4 min

    Is James Talarico Soft on China?

    -Paxton Accuses Talarico of Being ‘Soft on China’
 -Six Flags to Move Corporate Headquarters to Arlington in 2027 -Houston Murder Suspect Out on Bond Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme

  • Monday · 3 min

    Democrat’s 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

  • August 22 · 4 min

    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 Pulido’s New Campaign Ad Features a Cowboy…from Germany

  • August 20 · 4 min

    Talarico Says ‘God is Not a Christian’

    -Talarico Says ‘God Is Not a Christian’ in Unearthed Sermon -Lawmakers Explore Treating Texans’ Data as Property -Abbott Says Tarrant County Shows Local Governments Can Cut Taxes

  • August 19 · 4 min

    A Democrat, Cocaine, and a Police Chase

    -Democrat Candidate’s Criminal Record Includes Cocaine Conviction, DUI, 120-MPH Police Chase -Patrick Warns Schools: Remove Explicit Books or Lose a Letter Grade -Texas Comptroller to Investigate School District Spending

  • August 18 · 4 min

    ActBlue Legal Fight Escalates

    -Paxton Appeals Federal Court Order Blocking ActBlue Lawsuit -Winnsboro ISD Keeps Arrested Trustee as School Board President -UNT Regents Decline To Discuss Critical Race Theorist Provost, Extend Records Suppression Period

  • August 17 · 3 min

    America’s Energy Comeback

    -Energy Secretary Chris Wright Celebrates ‘American Energy Comeback’ in Permian Basin -Paxton Bars More Than 110 Cities From Raising Taxes Over Audit Failures -Plano ISD Fires Principal Accused of Failing to Report Sex Abuse

  • August 14 · 4 min

    Texas Schools Rated A-F

    -A-F Ratings Released by Texas Education Agency -Houston Voters To Decide on Marijuana Enforcement, No-Knock Warrant Ban This November -Senator Calls for Pause on All 765-kV Transmission Line Projects

  • #114
    August 13 · 3 min

    An Election Integrity Win in Texas

    -Election Integrity Law That Sent Texas Democrats Fleeing Wins Again in Court -UT’s New Core Curriculum Set for Full Rollout in 2028 -Texas Senators Examine Growing Cartel Drone Threat Along Southern Border

  • August 12 · 3 min

    Talarico’s Flip-Flop on Gender Mutilation

    -Talarico’s Gender Mutilation Record Comes Under Fire in Texas Senate Race -Fort Worth City Council Issues Moratorium on New Data Centers -Trial Begins in Case of Former Granbury City Council Candidate

  • August 11 · 4 min

    Local Spending is Out of Control

    -Report: Local Government Spending Outpaces Population, Inflation Across Texas -UT System Poised To Approve Tenure for Professor Arrested as Part of Anti-Israel Protests -More Charges for Magnolia Teacher Accused of Molesting Students

  • August 10 · 3 min

    Talarico’s Church Housed Illegal Aliens

    -Talarico Says His Church Housed Illegal Aliens Facing ICE Deportation -New Texas Secretary of State Maintains Opposition to Closed Primary Lawsuit -Harris County Judge Declines To Block Texas Ten Commandments Classroom Law

  • #1
    August 7 · 4 min

    Will the Fight Against Closed Primaries Continue?

    -New Secretary of State Must Decide Whether to Keep Fighting Closed Primaries -Constable Salaries Reach $305,000 as Harris County Faces Growing Deficit -Weatherford ISD Teacher Charged With Sexual Misconduct

  • August 6 · 4 min

    Three Years is a Long Time in Texas Politics

    -Old Divisions Fade as Republicans Rally Around Paxton -Abbott Announces New SpaceX Factory in Grimes County -Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas Handgun Trespass Sign Laws

  • #113
    August 5 · 4 min

    Controversial Mosque Approved Unanimously

    -McKinney Approves Mosque Amid Citizen Concerns -Immigrant Criminal Denaturalized in Texas District Court -Public Utility Commissioners Schedule Meetings on 765-kV Lines After Lawmakers Demand Project Pause

  • August 4 · 4 min

    Can your HOA Ban Political Yard Signs?

    -Can Your HOA Ban Political Yard Signs? Here's What the Law Says -Democrat Artist-Turned-Candidate's Studio Hosts ‘All Ages’ LGBT Events -Deported Honduran Man Sues Houston Over ICE-Related Traffic Stop Detention

  • August 3 · 3 min

    Texas Has a New Comptroller

    -Don Huffines Sworn In as Texas Comptroller, Vows Aggressive Audits -Texas’ School Choice Program Has Nation's Largest Waiting List -Parents Sue Plano ISD for Teacher’s Sexual Abuse of Student

Showing 1–20 of 32 episodes