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State Rep. Running for Dallas Mayor Proposes Anti-Corruption Law
One Dallas mayoral candidate says he's fed up with the corruption at city hall, and he's in a unique position to do something about it. State Rep. Eric Johnson (D-Dallas), who’s serving his fifth term in the Texas Legislature while also running for mayor, announced...
Eighth grader De’Tarious Coleman stars at high school level for Texas Leadership Charter Academy basketball
Texas Leadership Charter Academy boys’ basketball coach David Beaver puts De’Tarious Coleman in a category he has put few others in in his roughly two decades of coaching.“On most nights we’ve taken the floor he’s been the best player out there,” Beaver told Texas...
Ballot Review Bill Gets Hearing
In an effort to prohibit misleading ballot language going on voters’ ballots, one lawmaker filed legislation to force a review of the language by an administrative judge. State Sen. Joan Huffman (R–Southside Place) filed Senate Bill 323, which had its first hearing in...
Commentary: Texans Deserve Responsible Government
While the vast majority of Texans applaud the attention being given to the curse of property taxes, the extent of damage that has been done begs the analogy of catching the horse once he is out of the barn. The escalation of property taxes over the last decade truly...
Travis County Judge Supports More Power for Officials, Not Citizens
Should Travis County citizens be given more power to decide what to do with their own money? Their county judge says no.On Wednesday, County Judge Sarah Eckhardt testified in opposition to property tax reform legislation currently being proposed at the...
Democrat State Representative Sued For Unpaid Property Taxes
State Rep. Victoria Neave (D–Mesquite) is being pursued by the Richardson Independent School District and Dallas County for unpaid property taxes. The Richardson ISD claim, filed against both Neave and her ex-fiance, former Dallas County Prosecutor Mark Scott, Jr.,...
House Proposes $6.3 Billion in New Education Spending, $2.7 in Tax Relief
Faced with a surplus of state funds this biennium, and flanked by Democrat and Republican lawmakers, State Rep. Dan Huberty (R–Kingwood) announced House Bill 3, the chamber’s plan for school finance reform and property tax relief.Dubbed “The Texas Plan” in...
Lubbock Taxpayers Have Advocates in New County Commissioners
Two West Texas county commissioners are taking an unusual stand: siding with taxpayers over government interests.County Commissioners Chad Seay and Jason Corley, Lubbock’s newly elected officials, recently advocated for giving Texans more power over their...
Texas Senate Passes First Bill of the Session: A Teacher Pay Raise
With just 84 days left in the 140-day legislative session, the Texas Senate has passed its first piece of legislation. No, it’s not property tax reform, ending taxpayer-funded lobbying, or any other legislative priority of the Republican Party of Texas. Instead, the...