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Athens Council Certifies Initiative Signatures, Will Vote on Ordinance Outlawing Abortion
The ordinance would also allow for local government to enforce the penalties now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.
School Vouchers Pose Little Risk to Homeschooling
To mitigate catastrophic short-term risks, we must enact a voucher school funding system, now.
What We Tolerate
As a self-governing people, we must pursue personal and public righteousness.
Home of the Free – Really?
The chains of government are heavy and endless.
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Pikl: Can Private Employers Legally Mandate a Medical Treatment?
Requiring an employee to take an experimental injection the employee does not agree to take as a condition to keeping their job infringes on the dignity of the employee by coercing them to violate their conscience.
Haynes: Why State Bans & Flipping School Boards Won’t Stop Critical Race Theory
“The real power for winning this war lies with the grassroots forming local groups to hold school boards and schools accountable.”
Praying For The Wrong People
Praying for our republic’s politicians and not the citizens is like asking a physician to alleviate the symptoms without addressing the disease.
Hall: Vote ‘No’ on Prop 2 Campaign Urges Voters to Reject Property Tax Increases
The constitutional amendment will guarantee rising property taxes.
On Being Happy Warriors
There is no end to the litany of things about which to be angry – but it doesn’t mean we have to be endlessly upset.
Pratt: Part of Texas Big Freeze Showed More Money and Regulation, Not a Solution
“Those who claim the solution to a problem is always more money or more government regulation … are demonstrably wrong.”
Imposing Agendas
It is up to the politician to have a plan to meet the citizens’ demands.
Waller: Chinese Backdoor Threatens Next Texas Blackout
Houston has a problem.
Lawson: The Opportunity to Stop Vaccine Mandates Is Fading
“It is not ok for an employer to force vaccines on employees. It is an assault on the liberty of individual employees to do so.”
Haynes: Federal Grants Push Critical Race Theory Into Texas Classrooms
Federal funding to reopen schools could contain a Trojan horse for critical race theory.
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Commentary: When Will Congress Do Something About the Border?
By Customs and Border Protection’s own estimation, the border is in crisis.
Commentary: Texans Deserve Responsible Government
The escalation of property taxes over the last decade is truly an abomination.
Commentary: An Open Letter to Chairman Burrows
“Let the taxpayers speak.”
Commentary: Rule of 72 and why any election-trigger property tax cap above 3% is a failure
If legislators fail and agree on 5% for the election trigger, then your property taxes can easily double in about 14 years. And remember, that means a 50% tax increase in just 7 years!
Commentary: When Will My Government Represent Me?
“My property taxes keep growing, and my government listens to local government and lobbyists—but not me.”
Blog: Why Is Texas No Longer Leading?
Lawmakers’ anemic efforts at property tax relief are taking Texas off the map.
Commentary: Rurals Need Property Tax Reform and Relief Too
Exemption for local tax authorities with less than $15 million in tax revenues must be removed so all local governments are held to the same standard.
The Electoral College is in Jeopardy
Efforts to eliminate an institution of our republic nears completion as both Republican and Democrat forces silently deliver the fatal blows.
Commentary: Congress Shirks Its Powers and Then Cries ‘Thief!’
Both Republicans and Democrats alike have rushed to condemn Trump for taking unilateral action.
Teachers And Taxpayers Deserve Relief
As Texas senators take up a proposed across-the-board pay raise for teachers, taxpayers are right to wonder when it will be their turn.