by Mlevin | Apr. 23, 2008 | Local
At a time of record foreclosures and declining home values, someone forgot to tell the Travis County appraiser. Values were posted minutes ago and my home rose a whopping 19.3%, sending my school property tax cut up in smoldering flames. However, values are up 31% in...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 23, 2008 | State
At least Susan Combs is paying attention to the needs of the state’s economy. With businesses struggling to understand, let alone pay, the confusingly complex new business tax, Comptroller Combs announced she’s giving everyone an extra month to make sense of...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 22, 2008 | Local
Isn’t it funny that the Dallas Morning News keeps trying to raise sales taxes to fund more mass transit boondoggles, and yet they and their cronies in the newspaper industry lobby against efforts to tax their product? They want to let cities hike sales taxes to...
by Mlevin | Apr. 21, 2008 | Local
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas) today called for increasing both the state and federal gas tax, citing a lack of transportation funds. Yet 43% of the state gas tax is being diverted to non-transportation items and an increasing share of federal gas tax...
by Mlevin | Apr. 21, 2008 | State
Even we have trouble keeping up with all the different taxes and fees and today we learned that a 2001 law passed by the Legislature allows Texas cities to impose property taxes on leased cars. The Galveston Daily News reports that League City collects $243 per year...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 21, 2008 | State
Too many politicians, including those claiming to be conservatives, try to impress taxpayers with the increased activity of government. Conservative activist Chuck Ellis recently commented on the big-spending ways of his local government officials, but the same could...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 18, 2008 | Local
Not only did the Empower Texans PAC help elect conservative Ralph Sheffield and defeat Martha “the Taxer” Tyroch, but we turned the spotlight on unchecked spending that allowed Tyroch to frivolously waste taxpayer dollars on fancy hotel suites, gifts and...
by Admin | Apr. 16, 2008 | Local
State Rep. Hubert Vo (D-Houston) appears to be a slumlord with a fancy title. Now, thanks to Empower Texans, he has a theme song and a video. The video is available here, and the lyrics are noted below. Mr. Vo’s Neighborhood (Be A Vo Voter) By Michael...
by Daniel Greer | Apr. 15, 2008 | State
The Tyler Morning Paper published an editorial today that rings true both literally and as a figure of speech. The article addresses The Universal Service Fund or USF and the need to examine its worthiness. The “fund” aka corporate subsidy is a surcharge that appears...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 15, 2008 | State
Businesses around the state are only now learning how much they are going to have to fork over to Austin under the new business tax — which is due one month from today. The picture isn’t pretty and the results could be disastrous; which translates into lost...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 14, 2008 | Local
Soon-to-be-former State Rep. Borris Miles has been indicted on charges of “deadly conduct” according to the Houston Chronicle. This is the fine fellow who waved a gun at a party he wasn’t invited to, kissed another man’s wife without...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 13, 2008 | Local
No one wants to be called a slumlord; bad for business. It’s worse when it’s the local paper. And it’s disastrous when said slumlord is a state representative. Of course, since Hubert Vo’s voting record is as ramshackle as the properties he...
by Mlevin | Apr. 13, 2008 | State
Last session the Legislature passed a law requiring all fire hydrants with a flow of less than 250 gallons per minute be painted black to avoid hook-ups to inoperative hydrants, but now the Green Valley Special Utility District has decided to paint all of its hydrants...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 11, 2008 | State
How much planning can you do with $1.7 million? And does any of it matter? The Texas Planning Assistance Grant Program is giving away that much of your money to 19 local “councils of government.” What is a council of government? They allegedly exist to...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 9, 2008 | State
Liberals are always looking for anything they can dress up as “facts” to fit the left-wing social-engineering schemes they’ve been promoting for decades. No different is a “study” released by two leftist activist groups that claims Texas...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 9, 2008 | Local
Earlier this week we introduced Matt Shaheen, a strong conservative running for county commissioner in Collin County. He makes a persuasive case for why conservatives must be involved in local government. He made the case so well that he defeated an incumbent....
by Captain Watchdog | Apr. 8, 2008 | Local
8 Term State Representative G.E. Buddy West was soundly defeated tonight by retired District Judge Tryon Lewis. What’s even more breathtaking is that Judge lewis completely reversed the percentage of voters in 2 of the 3 counties that make up HD 81 (approx. 68%...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 8, 2008 | State
Bryan Daniel won election in House District 52, seat made vacant by the retiring Mike Krusee in Williamson County. Daniel presented a clear message and was strongly supported by a coalition of conservatives. Congratulations!
by Daniel Greer | Apr. 8, 2008 | State
Ken Legler beat Fred Roberts in the HD 144 race. Legler ran a strong campaign based on conservative solutions to pressing policy questions. Congratulations on a well run race!
by Daniel Greer | Apr. 8, 2008 | State
In the hotly contested race to replace retiring representative Dianne Delisi, (Representative of Bell County and H.D. 55 for 9 terms) Ralph Sheffield has emerged victorious. Mr. Sheffield captured a convincing share of the vote total to beat big taxing and spending...
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