by Jacob Asmussen | May. 6, 2019 | Local
The average Round Rock homeowner is now paying roughly $300 more per year to their city council than they did just five years ago—and this past weekend, residents voted to give themselves even higher tax bills. On Saturday, citizens re-elected two incumbents to the...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 6, 2019 | State
A leading conservative in the Texas House is no longer a member of the Texas Freedom Caucus. On Monday, news broke that State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R–Bedford) would no longer serve as a member of the caucus that was founded two years ago to fight for conservative...
by Thomas Warren | May. 6, 2019 | Local
Voters in Amarillo ousted two incumbent school board members but sent all other incumbents on the ballot back for another term during the May 4 local elections. In the race for Amarillo mayor, incumbent Ginger Nelson saw a decrease in support from her first run for...
by 1836 Studios | May. 6, 2019 | Texas Scorecard Video
Kara Belew from Texas Public Policy Foundation stopped by the 1836 Studios to discuss taxes and school finance reform with Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn...
by 1836 Studios | May. 5, 2019 | Texas Scorecard Video
Patrick Gleason from Americans for Tax Reform joins the show to discuss taxes in Texas. Also, State Rep. Jonathan Stickland is back with another Bad Bill of the...
by Robert Montoya | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Keller taxpayers appear to have carried the day Saturday as they went to the polls to decide who will be sitting in the two obtainable city council seats this election cycle. Newcomer Sheri Almond defeated her two opponents in the Place 3 election, carrying the seat...
by Matt Stringer | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Wallace Dunn was declared the winner Saturday night in his first bid for public office, successfully unseating 30-year incumbent Mary Thompson for Place 6 on the Medical Center Hospital board in a landslide victory. Thompson is currently serving as president of the...
by Erin Anderson | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Voters in two North Texas counties overwhelmingly approved ballot measures to protect local property owners from the unfair practice of forced annexation. Both Ellis County, just south of Dallas, and Montague County, northwest of Tarrant, passed propositions on their...
by Robert Montoya | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Democrats in Tarrant County fell short of their goal to gain influence in Fort Worth as Mayor Betsy Price and her allies staved off their challengers. The mayoral campaign of Deborah Peoples, chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party who was recently endorsed by...
by Erin Anderson | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Voters in Allen turned out Saturday to defeat a big school bond, putting the brakes on the district’s runaway spending and debt. Allen Independent School District’s $422.8 million bond debt proposition was rejected 53-47 percent. The proposed spending plan, which was...
by Robert Montoya | May. 5, 2019 | Local
The anti-taxpayer establishment has won re-election yet again in the Trinity River Water District Board election in Tarrant County. Incumbents Marty Leonard and Jim Lane soundly defeated challengers Gary Moates, former TRWD board member Mary Kelleher, and Charles...
by Robert Montoya | May. 5, 2019 | Local
The team that successfully fought the growth of Colleyville taxpayers’ property tax bills has been rewarded with another three years in office. Mayor Richard Newton and Colleyville City Council members Bobby Lindamood and Tammy Nakamura were all re-elected on...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Voters across Williamson County went to the polls Saturday to make critical decisions on who to elect for city council, mayor, and school board positions, all of which have direct control over citizens’ money. Also on the ballot were several bond propositions totaling...
by Erin Anderson | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Voters across Dallas County went to the polls Saturday to select city and school board officials and decide on property tax-backed debt propositions. The highest-profile local election, for Dallas mayor, resulted in a runoff between five-term Democrat State Rep. Eric...
by Robert Montoya | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Voters across Denton County went to the polls Saturday to select city and school board officials. Below are final unofficial results reported by Denton County Elections. An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent. Voter turnout countywide was reported to be at 5.36 percent....
by Robert Montoya | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Voters across Tarrant County went to the polls Saturday to select city and school board officials. Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth establishment managed to stave off the efforts of the leftist United Fort Worth’s bid for power. Meanwhile, Colleyville’s...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 5, 2019 | Local
San Antonio citizens will have another opportunity to determine the result of their controversial mayoral election, as the top two candidates are now headed to a runoff. Saturday’s contest for mayor ended with a question mark, as Mayor Ron Nirenberg was unable to edge...
by Tony Ortiz | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Here’s a look at the results of Plano’s May 4 municipal elections. Plano City Council Results Plano City Council Place 1: Maria Tu won the vote with a landslide victory over Daniel Long and Bill Lisle for the open seat. Tu pulled in the largest amount of votes of any...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 5, 2019 | Local
The average Cedar Park homeowner is now paying roughly $500 more per year to their city council than they did just six years ago, and with Saturday’s election results, residents could find themselves paying even more. On May 4, Cedar Park citizens voted to elect three...
by Erin Anderson | May. 5, 2019 | Local
Voters across Collin County went to the polls Saturday to select city and school board officials and decide on property tax-backed debt propositions. Bond debt was the big winner on ballots around the county. Eight of nine cities and school districts passed their...
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