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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...
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Texas Scorecard Radio (December 20, 2018)
Episode 64: Tony McDonald goes around Texas to discuss the headlines with Brandon Waltens, Cary Cheshire, and Lauren Melear. Austin election law attorney drops by to discuss the FEC. Jacob Asmussen has this week's commentary. ObamaCare struck down?Bonnen in East...
Local Tax Dollars Bankroll Fight Against Tax Reform
“Get this. Cities & counties use your tax dollars ($200,000) to hire lobbyists to work against lowering your property taxes. They use your money to influence lawmakers to take more of your money. Help me stop this.”Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted these thoughts on...
RPT Committee Members Issue Rebuke of Bush Advisor
Republican Party of Texas platform committee members issued a sharp response to a recently penned opinion article by Ash Wright, a GOP politico and former George P. Bush advisor. In an open letter to Wright, 20 members wrote: “Texas Land Commissioner George P....
Grassroots Texans: Republican Lawmakers Must Deliver Property Tax Relief
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been implementing a change in tactics and recently released a concrete plan on property tax reform for legislators to consider when they return to Austin in January. But that alone isn’t enough to convince some conservative leaders to ditch...
Texas Ethics Commission Approves Pay Raises for Legislators
State lawmakers’ paychecks will be a little larger next year, thanks to the actions of one state agency. The Texas Ethics Commission, best known for its out-of-control regulation of the political speech of Texas citizens, was charged with two main responsibilities...
Williamson County Makes Corrupt Special Deal with Apple
Williamson County citizens may be surprised to learn their county government just approved a dramatic change: they’ll now send out huge cash reimbursements to refund over half of property taxes. There's just one problem — the new rules only apply to one hand-picked...
Leach Files Resolution to Constitutionally Prohibit State Income Tax
Texas is one of just seven states not to impose an income tax, despite the efforts of liberal legislators to impose one. Legislation filed on Tuesday could make that task a lot harder. House Joint Resolution 38 by State Rep. Jeff Leach (R–Plano) would amend the state...
Keller Debates Wasteful Corporate Welfare
At tonight’s meeting, Keller City Council will, according to their website, consider whether or not to pay up to $280,000 to help private businesses set up “Google My Business” accounts. The money would go towards “providing digital photography, videography and...