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Austin’s Rental Rates Drop as Construction Booms, But Tax Hikes Loom Large
Rent is going down, but taxes are going up.
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McKinney Puts Misleading Term Limit Language on November Ballot
According to opponents, the city’s official ballot “deliberately omits wording that indicates term extensions.”
Kerrville Residents Win Partial Injunction Against City’s Electioneering Ordinance
Two sections of the city’s electioneering law, including restrictions on residents “congregating” outside its sole polling location, are temporarily voided.
Tarrant Commissioners Reverse Course, Block Leftist Group Registering Voters in County Buildings
Democrat Commissioner Alisa Simmons was the only one to vote against the reversal.
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Metroplex Runoff Results
Results of Saturday’s local runoff elections across the Metroplex were mostly good news for conservative and reform-minded candidates – and a blow to Democrat-endorsed candidates. Four of five Texas Democrat Party-endorsed local candidates across the state lost their...
Austin ISD Considering Massive $1.5 Billion Bond
Austin taxpayers may be staring down the barrel of even more debt this year – if AISD approves a mind-blowing $1.5 billion school bond for the November ballot. Austin Independent School District trustees have before them an ambitious $1.5 billion worth of tax-funded...
Odessa News Organization Sues City Council
The backlash resulting from Odessa City Council’s recent violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act just reached a new level – spurring on a lawsuit filed by one of the city’s local news outlets, The Odessa American. The violation occurred when Odessa City Council...
Mayor Announces November Election for $1 Billion in Bonds
After a contentious Houston city council Budget Committee hearing over the issuance of $1 billion in pension obligation bonds, Mayor Turner announced via Twitter that the city will proceed with placing the item on the ballot. The Houston pension reform bill authored...
Dallas County’s Tax-Subsidized School Bus Agency on Brink of Collapse
The “outlook remains negative” for Dallas County’s taxpayer-subsidized school bus bureaucracy that just defaulted on millions in debt payments. After years of mismanagement, scandal-plagued Dallas County Schools failed to make debt payments that were due June 1. That...
Bexar County Joins SB 4 Lawsuit
Against the recommendation of the district attorney’s office, Bexar County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously yesterday morning to join the City of San Antonio’s lawsuit against the state over SB 4 being signed into law. Last week, the Mexican American Legal...
City of San Antonio Joins MALDEF Suit Against SB 4
Despite the mayor’s disapproval, another Texas city will be joining a lawsuit with several other municipalities against SB 4 – the state’s newly enacted ‘sanctuary cities’ bill. On Thursday, San Antonio City Council decided during a secret executive session to join...
HISD Claiming Immunity After Breaking Kid’s Jaw
After an incident on one of Houston ISD’s campuses caused a 5-year-old’s jaw to be broken by campus administrators, the boy’s father filed suit against the district. But, if HISD has its way, they’ll be able to claim immunity from suit through a legal loophole....
First Arrest Warrant Issued in Dallas Voter Fraud Case
Felony voter fraud charges have been filed against the first suspect in Dallas County’s ongoing criminal investigation of forged mail ballots and illegal vote harvesting in this May’s elections – and prosecutors say he won’t be the last. Miguel Hernandez of Dallas was...