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Always Vigilant
A self-governing people must be eternally vigilant. The first three words of our Constitution make it clear who is supposed to be in charge: “We the people.” Without the citizens taking an active and engaged role in civic life, the notion of self-governance collapses....
Texas House Delays Property Tax Reform Bill
Texans who eagerly awaited consideration of the omnibus property tax reform bill in the House will have to wait a few more days, as the bill’s author State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R–Lubbock) has postponed consideration of the legislation to Monday, April 15th. As...
Did Fort Worth’s Mayor Cut Property Taxes?
In her bid for a fifth straight term as mayor of Fort Worth, Betsy Price is portraying herself as a champion for taxpayers, but data from the Tarrant Appraisal District and the Texas Bond Review Board disagree. On her campaign website and in recent mailers to Fort...
Conroe ISD for Sale?
“It’s for the children” is a common refrain used by pro-spending advocates to justify even the most wild expansion of government growth. However, in the case of the Conroe Independent School District’s $807 million bond, “It’s for the government...
Commentary: Why I Won’t Be Attacking Jeff Leach
Chairman Jeff Leach, a Republican with a pro-life record, has come out in opposition to HB 896, my legislation that ends abortion and brings equal treatment under the law to all unborn human beings. I truly believe this is the right legislation to pass and right...
Texas Property Tax Rate Among Highest In America
A recent national study confirmed just how uncontrolled Texans’ property tax bills have become. According to ATTOM Data Solutions, in 2018 Texas had the third highest effective property tax rate in the entire nation at 2.18 percent. The Lone Star State trailed only...
Tinderholt: HB 896 is About Equal Treatment
Throughout this legislative session there has been intense debate among Republicans over legislation to abolish abortion in the Lone Star State. Recently, a bill to accomplish that task, House Bill 896, was heard in the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil...
Texas House Goes Halfway on Bond Transparency
One hundred forty-eight members of the Texas House passed a handicapped bill that won’t easily provide Texas taxpayers information on how new bonds will affect their tax bills. According to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, local debt is an already large and...
Leach: Women Who Have An Abortion Shouldn’t Be Criminalized
While there has been intense interest in legislation designed to abolish abortion, the chairman of the committee overseeing the legislation said he could not support it because it criminalized women who have an abortion. Plano Republican Jeff Leach, who chairs the...