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Put Your Money Where Your Values Are
Empower Texans has partnered with Patriot Mobile, a national cell phone provider, to offer an alternative to “Big Mobile” providers, that largely donate to organizations that oppose constitutional values. Patriot Mobile donates a portion of its users’ monthly proceeds...
Oldham Confirmed to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
By a party-line vote of 50-49, Andrew Oldham was confirmed to the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, after being nominated by President Donald Trump in February. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Oldham clerked for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito...
City of Plano Raises Property Taxes 36 Percent in Recent Years
City officials in North Texas’ largest suburb have failed to adequately reduce tax rates as home values have skyrocketed, leading to much higher tax bills. The average homeowner in Plano has seen a 36-percent increase in their city tax bill in five years. Unless...
Villalba Calls for Trump Impeachment After Primary Defeat
State Representative Jason Villalba (R–Dallas), infamous in the Texas Legislature for drunken late-night twitter rants, a dismal voting record, and most recently losing his primary election to his conservative challenger, Lisa Luby Ryan, is continuing to demonstrate...
Dan Patrick Dominates Democrat Opponent in Fundraising
Campaign finance reports released this week show Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is massively outraising his opponent, Democrat Mike Collier, ahead of the November general election. While Collier only raised around $266,000 during the first half of 2018, Patrick raised about...
Dallas Anti-Business Petition Fails
In February, the City of Austin passed an ordinance that would mandate private employers provide at least 64 hours, or eight days, of paid sick leave every year. This ordinance, authored by communist City Councilman Greg Casar, was decried by business owners and...
Memorial Park Meters Are About Fines and Fees
Houston’s announcement of paid parking meters at Memorial Park was met with differing reactions: some were supportive of the effort, while others were frustrated, chalking it up to another attempt by the City of Houston to collect more taxpayer dollars. According to a...
State Contracting Woes Persist in Texas
State contracting is a critical component of Texas government. The latest edition of Fiscal Notes, a newsletter published by the state comptroller’s office, examines the state’s contracting process and what safeguards exist to guarantee few, if any, issues arise. In...
Azle School Board Asks Voters to Approve Tax Rate “Swap”
Add Azle to the list of Metroplex-area school districts calling for a property tax rate increase that requires local voters’ approval. Azle Independent School District trustees voted July 16 for a “tax swap” that will raise the district’s property tax rate for...