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Cy-Fair ISD Boosts Property Taxes By $34 Million With ‘Disaster Pennies’
Other Texas school districts are also using the disaster exception to raise their property tax rates.
Illegal Alien Arrested in El Paso for Sex Trafficking
The illegal alien is believed to be the leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua’s sex trafficking ring.
Parents Say Spring ISD Preschool Teachers Drugged Kids With ‘Sleepy’ Stickers
Staff members were immediately placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Spring ISD Police Department.
Hays County Puts $778 Million Bond on November Ballot
Local property taxpayers already owe more than $638 million in bond debt.
Local Archive
City of Austin Motto: “Ready, Set, SPEND!”
Formula One hasn't even arrived officially, and it's already going to cost taxpayers even more than originally stated. The City of Austin (the same city that couldn't afford to put on the $1 million Trail of Lights) is seriously considering dropping $5.5 million for...
When the Tax-Hikers Finally Went Too Far
Imagine that your local library district, or whichever of your taxing entities funds the library, asked for 0.7% tax increase. Imagine next that a group of concerned taxpayers (the dreaded Tea Party) formed a coalition to defeat said tax increase. And further...
Surplus of Waste in Houston ISD
Financial problems abound for Houston ISD. The latest issue the district is dealing with: an unexplained surplus of food valued at almost $3 million. This could be HISD’s latest slap in the face to taxpayers if that food goes to waste. The food surplus at HISD is a...
AISD Needs A Fiscal Responsibility Refresher Course
Austin ISD approved a new $724 million budget for the upcoming school year that includes a 3% salary increase for all district employees. But in order to make those raises permanent, it will require hiking property taxes to pay for it -- which several board members...
Who, Dewhurst or Cruz, would make a difference the fastest?
Texas conservatives have a direct opportunity to immediately affect change in these United States in the upcoming Republican runoff for U.S. Senate by noting how Florida conservatives have seen that leadership trumps the Senate's seniority system when offered. There...
Consulting Group’s Solution for Community Colleges – More Government!
In the budget for this biennium, the state allocated up to $350,000 for an outside consulting group to determine what kind of administration might be necessary to handle the issue of community colleges statewide. This was one of those small budgetary items that,...
Looking on the Bright Side
It's an extremely common criticism of conservatives. We're always against everything - against expanded taxes, against increased spending, against tuition increases. There's a simple reason for this. Progressives (that "friendly" word for liberals and their...
Subsidized Moves
Does your employer subsidize your mortgage payment? What about extra incentives for moving closer to work? If you work for the City of San Antonio, you’ll soon be eligible to have taxpayers do that for you! Exclusive pensions, superior salaries, and rock-solid job...
San Antonio mayor makes clear how Texas Democrats see the world
A great and paramount difference between how Democrat leaders see the world versus conservatives was on full display at the Texas Democratic State Convention which met in Houston this past week. The ultra-liberal and aptly named mayor of San Antonio, Julián Castro,...