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Blog: Why Is Texas No Longer Leading?
In a report on the status of tax relief efforts, the Wall Street Journal today applauded the work of Arkansas, South Carolinia, and Florida. Missing completely from the mix? Texas. The WSJ headline says it all: “Some States, Flush With Cash, Are Sending Money to...
Pflugerville Doesn’t Want Its Citizens to Have More Power
Should Pflugerville citizens be given more power to decide what to do with their own money? City council says absolutely not. Tuesday night, Pflugerville City Council voted to oppose a new statewide property tax reform currently being proposed at the state Capitol....
House Lawmakers Consider Protecting Homeowners from Excessive Tax Hikes
One of the 86th Texas Legislature’s landmark pieces of legislation, House Bill 2, was finally brought before the House Committee on Ways and Means Wednesday. Chairman Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) noted during his opening remarks on HB 2 that over one hundred...
House Committee Considers Ban on Taxpayer Funded Lobbying
A bill to end the onerous practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying was heard today in the Texas House State Affairs Committee. A long-standing practice in the halls of the Texas Capitol, taxpayer-funded lobbying refers to cities, counties, and...
Blog: Plano Democrats, Socialists Are Organizing Behind Republican Maria Tu
Republicans running on a slate with hard left Democrat support always gives me a strong pause, and this Plano City Council race is no exception. Last Thursday evening, I went to Maria Tu’s campaign kickoff event to hear a bit more about her platform. It wasn’t my...
Activists Look to Leach in Fight to Abolish Abortion
Advocates for abolishing abortion in Texas were dealt a strong hand this week when Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen referred the legislation to the friendliest possible committee. On Monday, Bonnen referred House Bill 896 by State Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R–Arlington)...
Dallas City Councilman Arrested
Dallas District 7 Councilman Kevin Felder was arrested this week on a charge of “causing an accident involving an injury.” On Monday, Felder was indicted on the third-degree felony charge for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash he was involved in. The crash also...
Commentary: Rurals Need Property Tax Reform and Relief Too
I believe that it is well past time that we hold our elected officials at the local level of government more accountable, and House Bill 2 will be a step in that direction. The out-of-control spending of our local governments and the resulting tax raises that attempt...
Huberty Threatens Bill Blockade
Legislators are less than two months into the session and some of them are already throwing elbows and resorting to high stakes brinkmanship. Just yesterday State Rep. Dan Huberty (R–Kingwood), who chairs the Public Education Committee, told committee members that...