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Mesquite Land Grab Confusion
Mesquite City Council members are creating confusion, and some seem confused, as they hurry to forcibly annex land before new municipal annexation limits kick in. Tonight, a public hearing on the city’s forced annexation plan was scheduled to be held in the...
Dear Brownsville, Where’s the Fajita?
A former head cook of Cameron County Juvenile Probation Department, Gilberto Escamilla, has been arrested for a felony theft of stolen fajitas over the past nine years. Yes. Fa·ji·ta: a dish of Mexican descent consisting of strips of spiced beef or chicken,...
McKinney Land Grab Opposition Forces City To Offer Better Deal
Public opposition to one city’s land grab is having an effect. Landowners who’ve been fighting forced annexation by the City of McKinney got what they believe is some good news on Wednesday. At a public hearing on the city’s plans to annex unincorporated land in...
Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Uncategorized
Texas Scorecard Radio (October 26, 2017)
Episode 5: Host Tony McDonald goes around the state with Cary Cheshire, Zach Maxwell, and Sal Ayala. Also, Restore Justice Executive Director Charles Blain stops by to discuss the Ken Paxton case and the criminalization of politics.
Legislature Avoided Costly Mistake on “Unfunded Mandates”
In reviewing the tape of the 85th Texas Legislature, much of the focus is placed on the conservative reforms that failed to make it across the finish line. Issues like property tax reform, preventing local taxpayers from funding abortion providers, and ending the...
State Comptroller Revises Revenue Estimates – Says Texas Back on Track
Despite setbacks due to Hurricane Harvey and rock-bottom oil prices clearly in the rear-view mirror, the state’s biennial budget looks to be on solid footing, according to the state’s top accountant. Last week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the release of...
Texas Lost: What Happened to Consent of the Governed?
“The power of kings and magistrates is nothing else, but what is only derivative, transferred and committed to them in trust from the people... in whom the power yet remains fundamentally, and cannot be taken from them, without a violation of their natural...
Byron Cook Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
On the heels of House Speaker Joe Straus’ abrupt announcement that he will not seek re-election to the Texas House, his lead hatchet-man has said he’s heading for the exit as well. On Tuesday, House State Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) announced...
Straus Quits the Legislature
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus abruptly announced Wednesday that he will not be running for reelection and will be giving up his position as speaker at the end of his current term. This is a major victory for grassroots activists who have mobilized local Republican...