Franklin Perkins is a former employee of two Alvin businesses, Kuk Sool Won Martial Arts and Gulf Coast Gymnastics.
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Citizens Win: Allen Rolls Back Spending, Taxes
Conservatives convince Allen City Council to spend less and adopt a “no new revenue” property tax rate.
Nigel Farage’s Encouragement to Keep Fighting for Freedom
Words from Mr. Brexit’s visit to the Lone Star State offer hope as Texans feel overwhelmed with encroachments on their freedom.
Dallas County Commissioners to Decide Pay Increase for Elected Officials
Pay hike recommendation advances by combining votes for two different options.
School Board Blocked Citizens From Entering Public Meeting—Then Raised Their Taxes
“I want the community to understand what happened last night. It is very concerning.”
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McKinney Mayor Orders Mask Mandate
The mayor’s executive order forcing businesses to mandate masks expires in seven days unless approved by the city council.
Still No Mask Mandate for Denton County
County officials are encouraging the public to voluntarily wear face masks and take other precautions to slow the spread of coronavirus in the community.
Coronavirus Deaths Still Trending Down in Tarrant, Recoveries Rising
Zero deaths reported in the City of Colleyville.
Round Rock Defies State, Enacts $1,000 Fine for Unmasked Citizens
Despite Texas’ attorney general warning local officials they cannot force civil or criminal punishments on unmasked citizens, a Central Texas suburb is doing it anyway.
Odessa City Council Votes Down Mask Mandate Opposed by Residents
Odessa residents and city council members expressed opposition to a mask mandate proposal that was ultimately voted down at a hearing held on Monday.
City of Denton Mandates Masks, Sets up Snitch Line
All commercial and nonprofit entities that deal directly with the public must “develop and implement” policies requiring face coverings for employees and visitors.
Is Dallas’ Democrat District Attorney Covering Up Corruption?
Despite public protests of wanting to hold police to a high standard, Democrats in Dallas are fighting to hide how many police officers have bad records.
Democrat Official Calls for Statewide Shutdown and Mask Mandate
Dallas’ county judge is pushing to bring back shelter-in-place, and to mandate all Texans wear masks.
Commentary: Hold Tarrant Commissioners Accountable for Their Mask Mandate
The commissioners have the power to override the county judge if they choose to.
Commentary: Tarrant County’s New Mask Policy
Break out your Lone Ranger and Batman masks.
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Texas Monthly: Disclosure-Free Zone
Most journalists try to avoid conflicts of interests, or at least disclose such fully and repeatedly. Texas Monthly apparently doesn’t adhere to such a practice as their executive editor regularly opposes higher education reform without disclosing his financial relationship with UT.
Dallas Dems Celebrate Convict’s Release
When plumbing the depths of the irrelevance of the Texas Democratic Party’s leadership, one pretty much hits rock-bottom with an event this week to “celebrate” former legislator Terri Hodge. She confessed to tax fraud: not reporting as income the bribes she accepted.
“Hindsight” Costing Dallas ISD Taxpayers Millions
Four-star hotels, luxury spas, fine dining and catered food, teams of lawyers…. For Dallas ISD, money is no object. The district spent over $57 million over just four years, not a dime of which went towards educating children.
Who Needs Teachers When You Can Hire More Administrators?
It seems a $100,000 Public Relations Director isn’t enough for Austin ISD, a school district that recently fired hundreds of teachers to close a $95 million budget gap. Now, they want three more coordinators in the same department, all with salaries at or above what a teacher would make.
Table Massage, With Pampering Free
Ever wonder what’s involved with being a “Tier One” university? Bet you didn’t know it included offering table massages with “extra pampering.”
$86,000 for Chick-Fil-A – but can the children read?
This post comes with a warning – you may need to keep a bucket handy, if learning about financial irresponsibility in government entities makes you as queasy as it makes me.
Taxpayers Won’t Be Bullied
Threatening to fire teachers didn’t work in the Keller Independent School District this weekend, where taxpayers rejected a massive 13-cent property tax hike bureaucrats wanted to impose. Local officials blamed state officials, saying legislators weren’t providing all the money they wanted.
Two Trains Are Not Better Than One
Austin taxpayers have already spent $105 million on MetroRail, a light-rail system that isn’t ridden and hasn’t improved traffic. But that isn’t stopping the Austin City Council from now drooling over a brand-new transportation boondoggle. The price tag on this new “urban-rail” system: $1.3 billion.
Some School Districts Look For Their Next “Fix”
After finding out the state will not be able to afford even more money in the name of “enrollment growth”, many school districts are now looking hard at the taxpayers for their next “fix” in the form of higher property tax rates.
Keller ISD Uses Knife-To-Throat Tactics
For sheer brashness, Keller ISD gets high marks. For fiscal responsibility, they fail miserably. The Metroplex-area school district has put a knife to the throat of every classroom teacher (and therefore school-age child), demanding taxpayers pay up, or else.