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Abbott Moves to Right of Patrick on Gun Control
On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott released a list of suggestions for the state legislature on gun violence, following roundtable meetings in the wake of the El Paso and Odessa shootings. Dubbed the “Texas Safety Action Report,” many of Abbott’s suggestions are...
Lone Star Agenda Advocates Ask Abbott for Special Session
A dozen grassroots organizations delivered a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday asking for a special session to pass the “Lone Star Agenda,” a package of conservative reforms intended to unite voters ahead of the upcoming elections. “In the face of increasing...
Harris County Plans Property Tax Hike
Harris County officials are planning to raise residents’ property tax bills to the highest level allowed by law before voters would have an opportunity to approve or reject the increase. Facing the prospect of an automatic election trigger for property tax revenue...
Bedford Mayor Griffin’s Tax Hike
Tuesday evening, Bedford City Council voted 6-0 to continue their pattern of hiking property taxes, choosing to raise the average city homeowner’s property tax bill over 9 percent from just last year, from $1,142 to $1,252. Even worse, data from the Tarrant Appraisal...
State Legislature Forces School Boards to Lower Property Tax Rates
As a result of a recently passed state law, school property tax rates will be reduced in the 2019 tax year. Whether or not individual taxpayers will pay a lower tax bill will depend on the amount their property has increased in taxable value. Although the exact rate...
Republican Party of Texas Considering Rule Change Undermining Grassroots
The next meeting of the State Republican Executive Committee could feature contentious debate over a proposal to water down a key rule that allows the grassroots to hold county chairmen accountable for misbehavior in office.On September 5, Republican Party...
Texas Scorecard Radio (September 12, 2019)
Episode 102: Destin Sensky talks guns, Jacob Asmussen talks chicken, and Brandon Waltens talks Cornyn as Texas Scorecard Radio host Tony McDonald and the Texas Scorecard staff go around the state. Travis County GOP chair Matt Mackowiak...
Austin Approves $150K Toward Killing Pre-Born Children
Thanks to the Austin City Council, Austinites will continue to be forced to fund the killing of pre-born children. On Tuesday, the city council approved their budget for the next fiscal year, with a deadly new amendment: They will now use $150,000 of citizens’ cash to...
Dubious Dallas Project Connected to State Senator’s Son
Dallas is considering building soccer fields seemingly in the middle of nowhere, according to a proposal submitted by a state senator’s son. I-345, located in southeast Dallas in the Deep Ellum district, is a stretch of highway constructed in 1973 that has been blamed...