More than 93 percent of the delegates to the Texas Republican Party’s 2016 Convention approved platform language calling for property taxes to be abolished, among other reforms. It's no surprise, considering the party's voters overwhelming supported a similar,...
By nearly a 2-1 margin, record voter turnout in May’s local election has retired three incumbents on the Colleyville City Council. Challengers endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility—Tammy Nakamura, Bobby Lindamood, and Richard Newton—ran an issue-focused...
Wants to empower voters and increase accountability for elected officials.
Recent comments made by Tarrant County’s Tax Assessor Ron Wright are certain to anger tax-hiking local officials fearing dissemination of the truth. In a recent article, Wright helped expose local officials who have resorted to propaganda to help deflect blame for...
If voters decide to approve May’s debt proposal, the ISD’s total debt will more than double.
Liberal Democrats are working hard to protect long-time, Republican incumbents on the Colleyville City Council through the formation of the “Protect Colleyville PAC.” Unsurprisingly, the group has employed alarmist rhetoric aimed at distracting voters’ attention away...
In the midst of declining student enrollment, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is asking voters in May to approve a $249 million all-or-nothing debt deal. If approved, GCISD’s total debt will increase by 78% to a level among the highest in the region—at over $44,000 per...
Texas has the 14th most oppressive property tax system in the nation. But taxpayers seeking relief have an opportunity to voice their concerns in Arlington on Wednesday, April 27th, before a Senate Select Committee chaired by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston)....
After the Dallas City Council stripped a property owner of the right to operate his long-standing automotive business from his commercial property, the Dallas Morning News published several articles defending the decision. They claim—as do city officials—that it’s...
On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council voted 8-5 to steal a Dallas business owner’s property in favor of new developers—without paying for it—by rezoning him out of business. Voting against Hinga Mbogo were councilmembers Adam Medrano, Adam McGough, Carolyn King...