The request comes one day after the city’s homeless strategy officer resigned.
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Austin’s Socialist Councilmember Wants to Take Police Money and Spend It on Killing Children
The councilmember said these “reinvestments” will make Austin “a safer and better place to live.”
School District Delays Decision on Controversial Pro-LGBTQ+ Plan
Students say “black lives matter” when pushing draconian plan to combat “microaggressions.”
Recount Filed in Close Texas GOP Congressional Race
A closely divided electorate left a difference of only 45 votes in the recent bid for the Republican nomination, sparking one of the candidates to ask for a recount.
Texas Coronavirus Update: Approaching 300,000 Estimated Recoveries
Tragically, 7,016 have died from the Chinese coronavirus.
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Granger Keeps Job Despite Agency Hiring Costly Replacement
The agency overseeing Fort Worth’s $1.17 billion redevelopment project hired a federal bureaucrat to replace J.D. Granger.
Teacher Says Parents “Don’t Know What’s Best”
A teacher at Willis High School has attacked parents in response to their complaints of a drag queen spending time with children at school.
Midland School Bond Narrowly Rejected by Voters
The final ballot count showed the bond failing by 25 votes, despite big spending by the bond’s supporters.
Congressional Candidate Chris Ekstrom Releases TV Ad, Conservative Endorsement
Perhaps the most active candidate in CD 13 so far is Chris Ekstrom, a businessman known in the Lone Star State for championing conservative issues.
LGBTQ Activists Attack Salvation Army
Singer and social activist Ellie Goulding threatens to back out of Thanksgiving Day show supporting The Salvation Army after fans attack the Christian charity as “anti-LGBTQ.”
Texas Attorney General Allows Water District Cover-Up
Legislation passed earlier this year eliminates this exemption and will go into effect on January 1, 2020.
Commentary: UNT Student Government Demands Indoctrination, Quotas, and Taxpayer Dollars
After a university employee used a racial slur as an example of free speech, a North Texas university’s student government has demanded more social justice indoctrination, racial quotas, and potentially more of your taxpayer dollars.
Homeless Man Says Austin Is a “Party”
“If you want to live on the streets, go to Austin … you can party, it’s a blast.”
Commentary: Cancel Culture Created Toxicity at My University
We can’t even have educational examples of what is and isn’t free speech without being met with outrage and uproar.
Montgomery County Officials to Stack Ethics Commission with Government Employees
County commissioners plan to appoint the board responsible for policing them and pack it with cronies.
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2014 Austin City Council Endorsements
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility℠ is pleased to announce the following city council endorsements for the...
Leander ISD Proves Why “Interest” Matters
Texas taxpayers deserve to know the whole truth about their local debt.
If We Build It, Will They Come?
Students, parents and other taxpayers living in Houston’s Third Ward are loudly voicing their grievances...
Austin’s Debt Train to Nowhere
In November, Austin voters will decide on City Proposition 1—a billion dollar transit rail line that will...
Coalition Calls for Commonsense Reform
In order for voters to make informed decisions at the ballot box, governments need to disclose basic financial information regarding debt, including the cost of interest expense and its effect on future tax rates.
Rejecting Radicals
Although many local officials seem to be on the “grow-government” bandwagon, a growing number are vocally...
When Water Isn’t a Priority
In 2015, over $50 million will be spent on expenses other than core water services.
Wendy Davis leapfrogging abortion to sympathy?
Fellow radio host Mark Davis, penned a column about Wendy Davis and her woe-is-me book she is out promoting...
Charles Perry handily wins SD28 seat, now to HD83
With a commanding lead in early voting numbers across the 51-county district, Pratt on Texas called the race...
FreedomWorks Endorses Scott Turner for Texas House Speaker
“Texans want to keep Texas red, and that starts with electing Scott Turner into state leadership.”