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Austin Wants to Keep Taking More of Your Money
Austinites, according to your city council, you’re still not paying enough in taxes.At a recent city meeting, the council discussed preliminary numbers for next year’s budget, one of which included property taxes. As of now, they’re planning to take an...
Texas House Decriminalizes Lemonade Stands
Soon, Texas children may be able to sell lemonade without fear of prosecution. In one of the first bills passed in the session, the Texas House has voted to decriminalize children's lemonade stands. Often one of the first opportunities for children to learn about...
Conservatives Defeat Effort to Turn Failing Schools into Welfare Centers
As Democrat lawmakers in the Texas House were working to give administrators of failing schools extra time before being shut down, conservatives were able to defeat those efforts and clean up glaring problems with the bill. During their first daily calendar of the...
Commentary: School Board Ethics
School taxes are everybody’s concern this legislative year. But here in San Angelo, we have another concern—or at least I do: the arbitrary manner in which the school board acts. In November 2018, Mr. Gerald Gallegos, the District 6 board trustee for San Angelo...
Out-Of-Touch Local Officials Versus Texas Taxpayers
Taxpayers across Texas are demanding relief from skyrocketing property tax burdens, yet some local officials are actively opposing popular reforms to help control the growth of Texans’ property tax bills.Recent polling shows an overwhelming 77 percent of...
Lovejoy High boys’ baseball team headed toward strong season with hunger and motivation
Jason Wilson likes his chances more and more each time his Lovejoy High Leopards take the baseball field.“We’re a senior laden team and many of these guys have been playing together now for the last three years,” Wilson told Texas Scorecard. “I would say that our...
West Oso High Lady Bears growing into confident program
As much as fielding a team, the 2019 softball season for coach Roxanne Curiel and her West Oso High Lady Bears is about starting to build a program.With a 12-player roster that features several underclassmen, the Lady Bears are clearly learning on the job this year...
Pecan Bill is 86th’s Occupational Licensing Battle in a Nutshell
Texas likes to tout its business-friendly environment, but when it comes to government permission to perform your profession, Texas lags behind other states. Conservatives have tried for several sessions to undo some of the burdensome barriers to entry that...
Senate Committee Considers Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban
Progress on a proposed ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying is ramping up, as the legislative session hits the halfway point. A long-standing practice in the halls of the Texas Capitol, taxpayer-funded lobbying refers to cities, counties, and other local governments or...