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Taxpayers Take The Fun Out Of Taxing
You gotta feel sorry for the San Antonio ISD school board president. He wants to increase spending -- but “the downside to all this is having to go to the voters... That's what's really troubling us.” Yep, it's a real hassle, having to get voters to approve more taxes...
Procurement Expert: Government May Grow While Family Budgets Shrink
The head of a a leading firm that assists companies in obtaining government contracts writes in an Austin Business Journal piece entitled "Gov't spending isn't slowing" that, while families are tightening their belts, "many regions of the state will see major spending...
A New Rubric
Superintendent Jennings Teel and Navasota ISD trustees were chastised by teachers at a school board meeting on Monday. The teachers claimed that the group had dealt with them in a caviler manner and had exhibited generally poor decision making abilities. The merit of...
Newsflash: Newspaper OPPOSES Tax Increase
Finally, a man-bites-dog story. The Austin American Statesman, which has rarely found a government program it won't grow, a tax it won't levy, or a cause too liberal, has today come out strongly against the school district's proposed tax hike. They even take aim at...
2 bits 4 bits 6 bits 1500 dollars!
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...