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Austin Local Officials Fighting for Free Access to Your Money
Why don’t local officials want you, the taxpayer, to have a say over what happens with your own money? This glaring question remains unanswered after a group of Austin-area local officials and Democrat state lawmakers met recently to strategize for the upcoming Texas...
Conservatives Pressure Congress To Honor Trump’s Border Wall Promise
Members of Congress who had left town for the December recess on the notion that their work was complete are returning to the Capitol in a last-minute effort to deliver on the promise of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. A partial government shutdown is...
San Jacinto River Authority Faces Lawsuits Over Harvey Flooding
Houston area’s San Jacinto River Authority could be facing millions of dollars in lawsuits by residents whose homes were destroyed during Hurricane Harvey, thanks to a recent ruling by Houston’s 14th Court of Appeals.The court ruled unanimously, in an...
Senate Holds Hearing on Property Tax Reform in Montgomery County
Members of the Texas Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform recently traveled to Montgomery County for a hearing to discuss solutions to the ever-growing tax burden placed on homeowners by local governments. The committee heard hours of testimony...
Court Rules City Carve-Out Violates Texas Constitution
What started as a legal dispute between the City of Tyler and a local sewer company may result in a major precedent in the way the Texas Legislature operates and could impact citizens across the state. On Thursday, Texas’s First Court of Appeals in Houston ruled that...
Sen. Perry Files Legislation to Help Prosecute Noncitizens for Voting
In a move to combat illegal voting, State Sen. Charles Perry (R–Lubbock) has filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that will enable state prosecutors to investigate and hold accountable noncitizens who vote in Texas elections. Perry said in a statement to...
Gohmert, Freedom Caucus Demand Republicans Keep Their Promise on Border Wall
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation via voice vote to continue the government and avoid a shutdown, but they did not appropriate money for the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Such a decision marks a retreat from the line in the sand drawn...
State Auditor’s Report: Department of Public Safety Unable to Verify Driver License Applicants
An alarming report issued this week by the State Auditor's Office found that the Department of Public Safety had lack of oversight in the issuance of driver licenses and state ID cards. The report concluded: “The Department of Public Safety (Department) does not have...
Keller Says No to Waste
Keller City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night against spending up to $280,000 of taxpayer dollars on doing for Keller businesses what they can already do on their own for free. Earlier this year, Keller’s Economic Development Board began working on a plan to...