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Frisco Mayor Claims Property Tax Reform Will Make Homestead Exemptions “Unsustainable”
Frisco’s mayor suggested the city’s various homestead exemptions offered to Frisco residents, including one for senior citizens, may be repealed if local voters are allowed to weigh in on higher city tax bills.The state’s threshold for annual tax increases...
Teachers And Taxpayers Deserve Relief
Members of the Texas Senate are set to take up an across-the-board pay raise for the state’s 340,000 classroom teachers. In a session that should be devoted to practical reforms with tangible results, this hits the mark... but is it a mark anyone cares about? Let’s be...
Homeless Advocate Launches Bid for Amarillo Mayor
Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson will face another opponent in her re-election bid in this May’s municipal elections. Activist Kip Billups announced his candidacy for Amarillo's mayoral seat in the upcoming municipal elections. Billups, founder of local charity Amarillo...
Voters Face Crowded Cast of Candidates for Dallas Mayor
In less than 60 days, Dallas voters will start heading to the polls to cast ballots for one of nine candidates vying to be mayor of the ninth largest city in the country. The long list offers voters a variety of choices and a short time to decide which one is best...
Rocksprings boys’ track brings back an experienced, talented team
Allison Burleson thinks her first season as coach of the Rocksprings boys' track team could be one for the ages.“We’re returning most of our guys from last year’s team that made quite a showing for themselves,” Burleson told Texas Scorecard. “A handful of our guys...
Cornyn Gets Trump Endorsement
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s 2020 re-election bid was endorsed on Thursday by President Donald Trump. Senator John Cornyn has done an outstanding job for the people of Texas. He is strong on Crime, the Border, the Second Amendment and loves our Military and Vets. John has...
House Democrats’ School Finance Reform Package Revealed
Texas House Democrats rolled out their version of school finance reform, a plan that amounts to a massive spending increase but does provide significant property tax relief. Caucus Chairman Chris Turner (D–Grand Prairie) was joined on Thursday by a group of Democrat...
Texas Tribune Co-Sponsors Film Critical of Oil and Gas Industry
Wednesday night, Permian Basin residents were the first to get a 30-minute sneak peek at a documentary titled “Blowout,” which describes the current oil and gas surge as “great for business,” but an event that’s “polluting the air, overwhelming communities, and...
Brett Busby Appointed to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Brett Busby to the Supreme Court of Texas following last year’s retirement of former Justice Phil Johnson. “It is a distinct honor to appoint Brett Busby to serve on the Supreme Court of Texas,” said Abbott. “Brett’s respect for the...