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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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Defending Us
Rockets’ red glare, bombs bursting in air – such a poetic way to describe such horrifying circumstances. Most of us sing those words and wave our flags, awaiting the start of a parade or baseball game. But many who walk in our midst wear – or wore – the flag of our...
Margins Tax Strikes Sour Note for Kids Learning Instruments
One of the true taxpayer heroes in the Legislature, Rep. Ken Paxton (R-McKinney), reports in his newsletter today that the Music Conservatory of Texas, which taught over 33,000 music lessons in 2007, paid $6,200 of its $8,394 in profit to the state under the new...
Leave Us Alone
The American Right and Left are each comprised of disparate groups, with a variety of priorities and objectives. What draws them together, into the Left and the Right? My friend Grover Norquist has developed a fairly convincing theory that’s at once obvious and...
The Gross Margins Tax Is… Gross
Bark Up A Tree
Here is the perfect job for the outdoorsman who doesn’t like nature, and the wildlife nut who won’t sacrifice a vibrant nightlife: An Urban Forester! The Texas Forest Service (bet you didn’t know we had one of those, now did you?) is handing out your money to cities...
Taxed Into Awareness
My friend Cheryl Johnson serves as tax assessor/collector for Galveston County, a position she has used to champion the rights of taxpayers. She recently penned an op-ed that proposes changing the current appraisal-driven property tax system to one where your...
Lubbock Revisiting New $6.7 Million Visitor Center Boondoggle
We blogged this plan a few weeks ago, but thankfully it is now being reconsidered. Instead of spending $6.7 million to build a new visitors center that is to include a walk of fame and theater, the Lubbock City Council is now considering moving an existing building to...
A Streetcar Named Waste
Now this is a heck of a deal, Fort Worth city officials are considering the creation of a modern "streetcar" system. According to Texas Government Insider, the plan could cost between $16 million and $40 million... per mile! The city spent $1 million taxpayer dollars...
Big John
Hanging in Sen. John Cornyn’s office is a guitar signed by rockers ZZ Top. Pretty cool. More cool is the way Cornyn has been rocking the U.S. Senate. He forced the hand of the liberals on their global warming scam, and has become a consistent champion of free markets...