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Karl Rove’s Pro-gambling Wife on Texas A&M PAC Board
Gambling stands in stark contrast to Aggie values.
Former Houston Police Officer Convicted of Murders
The 2019 Harding Street Raid was based on falsified reports and took the lives of Dennis Tuttle, Rhogena Nicholas, and their dog.
Advocates Stress Water Conservation in Legislative Hearing
Although Texas’ water supply is improving, there is still work to be done.
Government Doing Evil…In YOUR Name, With YOUR Money
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Luca Cacciatore, journalist at Texas Scorecard.
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All for outrageous spending by Fort Worth area schools stand up and holler. The Star Telegram is reporting that five schools in Fort Worth will be sending their football teams to Abilene at a cost of more than $1500 per trip and that amount only covers the fuel for...
Taking North Texas Taxpayers for a Ride
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports today that North Texas officials will ask the Legislature to authorize a huge hike in the vehicle registration fee - as much as $105 more per year - to bankroll an expansion of light rail. For consumers already struggling with high...
Judge, You’ve Got a Deal..Revenue Caps for All Levels of Government
Milam County Judge Frank Summers has an interesting editorial this week in the Cameron County Herald. While he expresses mixed feelings on revenue caps, he ultimately says he'll support them if they apply to all levels of government, and that sounds good to us....
Obama’s Texas Plans
Further confirmation that Barack Obama will be dumping millions of dollars into Texas was noted in the Houston Chronicle this week. His goal isn't to win Texas this year, but to swing state house and senate seats so his chosen candidates will gerrymander the...
Where Your Education Money Goes
Teachers in north Texas are spending tax dollars for retreats at the Gaylord Texan resort and convention center in nearby Grapevine. They'll be staying at the expensive convention complex, hearing from motivational speakers, and blowing a big wad of cash intended to...
Superintendent Spend-n-Whine Fest
Houston had a lot of expensive whine this week -- from money-hungry superintendents intent on spending a lot more of your money. And they'll spend every dollar they can get. Since 2000, public school revenues have grown 60 percent, even though the student population...
Clearly The Fiscal Creek Is Rising
Taxpayers in Clear Creek Independent School District, in Galveston County, are facing a $9.2 million tax hike. The superintendent, with a straight face, tells the local newspaper the schools have "exercised significant restraint." Sounds nice, but that's not what the...
NCSL Round-Up
Unlike most states, Texas is fairing fairly well the national economic downturn. That was the presentation State Rep. John Otto (R-Dayton) made last week at the National Conference of State Legislatures. He was quick to note that this is due to a host of factors in...
Taxing Ignorance
Thousands of Texans are supporting efforts to abolish the school property tax and replace it with a fair sales tax... But you'd never know it from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal today, which not only misrepresents the effort and its background, but lets Republican...