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Local Governments Favor Big Business over Taxpayers
Yet another big business is getting a special tax deal from local governments at the expense of local taxpayers. Ben E. Keith, a food and beverage distributor, is getting a property tax reduction of up to 50 percent from both the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County...
Williamson County Judges Want Courts to Fly LGBT Flag
Two Williamson County judges are pushing the county to publicly promote high-risk sexual behavior on government property. Judges KT Musselman and Stacy Hackenberg, justices of the peace in Round Rock and Taylor, are requesting permission from the county to fly the...
Bowie Knife Veto Shows How Little Lawmakers Read Before Voting
The governor felt compelled to veto a proposed law declaring the Bowie Knife the “Official State Knife of Texas” after discovering a factual error in the commemoration language. The lack of effective oversight by lawmakers speaks to a common problem of the members of...
Lobbyist Ratliff Loses Mayoral Runoff
A politically connected lobbyist lost his bid for mayor of a small Northeast Texas town. Thomas Ratliff, a member of a once-powerful political family and a past State Board of Education representative, lost a mayoral runoff in Mount Pleasant on Saturday. Tracy Craig,...
Texas Becomes 50th State to Allow Beer To-Go
Craft breweries and Texans who enjoy a cold one have something to raise a glass to after Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law legislation allowing beer to-go sales from craft breweries across Texas. The bill allows visitors, tourists, and patrons of craft breweries to...
Abbott Approves Bloated Budget
In the final days of the veto period, Gov. Greg Abbott signed the biennial budget passed by the Texas House and Senate during the legislative session in its entirety, growing state spending beyond Texans’ ability to pay for it. The 2020-2021 Texas budget comes in at...
Blog: The Taxpayers’ MVP
One member of the Texas Legislature delivered significant property tax reform and stood resolute against a massive tax hike. He is the taxpayers’ most valuable player in what was ultimately a pale purple legislative session. Houston Republican Paul Bettencourt is...
Young roller derby competitors skate into next chapter of their lives
Roller derby serves as a fun outlet for Sutton Ballard, Persephone Vogel, Madilyn Morton, Kerri Zumbrunn, and Nicolas Avila.In the span of a year, veteran competitor Ruth Williams coached the teenage quintet as part of Texas Junior Roller Derby. Williams extolled each...
Katy softball still earning honors after championship
The season is over and the championship run is completed, but Katy's gathering of hardware hasn't stopped.Since the Tigers won the 6A state title on June 1 in Austin, first baseman Chloe Cobb was named the 19-6A District MVP and head coach Kalum Haack earned coach of...