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Will Taxpayers Get Justice?
Will Taxpayers Get Justice?
A lawsuit designed to stop counties from using taxpayer-money to lobby against taxpayers is still brewing in Williamson County. The judge last month...
Taxing Jobs
Taxing Jobs
No title makes conservatives’ skin crawl like “tax assessor/collector.” It’s just not a job most of us hope our little conservative bundles...
Your Honor
Your Honor
Speaking in Farmers’ Branch this week I saw a familiar face in the audience – one of my upper-classman from Texas A&M. It turns out that...
Help The Good Guys
Help The Good Guys
Hard to believe, but true, we do have a strong number of fiscally conservative lawmakers in the Texas Legislature. While outnumbered, they fight the...
Red-Lighting Hypocrisy
Red-Lighting Hypocrisy
Confronted with not getting 100% of the money, the city of Nederland (near Beaumont) is backing out of their red-light camera contract.
State Fines Blanco County Taxpayers $80k Over Courthouse Windows
State Fines Blanco County Taxpayers $80k Over Courthouse Windows
This story shows just how dysfunctional big government can be. The Texas Historical Commission is taking $80k from Blanco County taxpayers because...
San Antonio Voters Reject School Tax Increases, Official Doesn’t Get Message
San Antonio Voters Reject School Tax Increases, Official Doesn’t Get Message
Voters in three out of four San Antonio area school districts rejected Tuesday's proposed tax rate increases from $1.04 to $1.17 per $100...
Leonard: Bad for Taxpayers
Leonard: Bad for Taxpayers
Voters in State House District 97 probably don't need the reminder, but candidate Bob Leonard -- the former rep-turned-lobbyist supported by the...
Corpus Right
Corpus Right
I’m really excited about two incredible individuals who will be challenging incumbent Democrats in the 2008 general election.
Harris County Republicans Oppose De Facto City of Houston Tax Increase
Harris County Republicans Oppose De Facto City of Houston Tax Increase
Houston Mayor Bill White has proposed a mere 1/8 of one percent tax rate decrease, but this would actually result in a large tax increase due to...
The Right Man
The Right Man
One of the taxpayers’ best friends in the Texas Legislature is Bill Zedler, R-Arlington. And that means the grow-government crowd has painted a...
Dallas ISD Trims Central Office Staff, Gets Blowback from Big Spenders
Dallas ISD Trims Central Office Staff, Gets Blowback from Big Spenders
Kudos to Dallas ISD for trimming its central office staff by 163, freeing up money either for classroom instruction or taxpayers.