Local Texas News

It's not often I recommend an Austin American Statesman editorial. Snidely nicknamed the "Socialist," the liberal-leaning board rarely does much to live down the reputation. But this week they shine needed truth on the relationship between money and educational...

Texas Democrat's frivolous lawsuit to knock state Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) off the November ballot has been thwarted. But the perception that they're anti-military has been accentuated. There was a previous determination that Mr. Birdwell was eligible, and he...

It's much "sexier" for bloggers and the MSM to talk about the trillion-dollar national deficit and even Texas' projected budget shortfall than about local government debt.  But I like talking about pesky local government, mostly because I believe that the...

The Williamson County Commissioners Court is being urged to adopt the effective tax rate raise taxes in order to push through a pay raise for county employees. After looking at the proposed tax hike, one advocate said, "There it is, in black and white. 3.43 a month....

President Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, once said, "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." Some Texas Democrats appear to be taking a page from his playbook, and...

It seems the folks over at the new Williamson County Employee's Association are very worried that we might think the WCEA is a union, and are adamantly protesting the reference on their blogsite. The WCEA claim is that since they can neither strike nor engage in...

Conservatives are energized about the prospects of numerous electoral wins throughout the state in November. But don't think for a moment that the other side has accepted this as inevitable. Even Williamson County, a conservative bastion in Central Texas that...