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Amarillo Voters to Decide Charter Amendment Proposals
Amarillo City Council members are set to place four items on the ballot to restructure the way the city’s government works.
Harris County Sheriff Deputies Want Collective Bargaining
They must deliver a petition for collective bargaining to order an election and then a majority of Harris County voters have to approve it.
Illegal Alien Suspect in Irving Chick-fil-A Double Homicide Admitted He Snuck Into US
37-year-old El Salvador national Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta was reportedly identified to police by his wife.
Fort Worth ISD Approves Working With Controversial Girls Inc.
The district will use $105,000 from its general fund to pay Girls Inc. of Tarrant County for its after-school support services.
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The Right Man
One of the taxpayers’ best friends in the Texas Legislature is Bill Zedler, R-Arlington. And that means the grow-government crowd has painted a target on his forehead. Zedler is a staunch defender of conservative ideals, but especially prudent fiscal policy,...
Dallas ISD Trims Central Office Staff, Gets Blowback from Big Spenders
Kudos to Dallas ISD for trimming its central office staff by 163, freeing up money either for classroom instruction or taxpayers. According to Texas Education Agency data we reviewed, Dallas ISD previously had 5 percent more staff per student than Houston ISD.   ...
A Vote For Bob Is A Vote For Higher Taxes
It's not every day that a Republican runs on tax increases, especially tax increases to fund more boondogles. After all, conservative voters -- who tend to make up the bulk of the Republican base -- are rightly suspicious of higher taxes and boondogles. But there is...
Empower Texans PAC Endorse Goldman
AUSTIN, Texas – The Empower Texans PAC has announced their endorsement of Craig Goldman in the special election to fill the vacated House District 97 seat in the Texas Legislature. “Mr. Goldman has demonstrated a strong commitment to promoting taxpayer protection...
Houston Politicians Compete to Cut Taxes Except for One Left-Wing Commissioner
Houston is ground zero for the state revolt over property taxes, and it seems most elected officials have finally gotten the message. KTRK-TV reports that after Harris County District Clerk Charles Bacarisse courageously called for a 5 cent county property tax cut...
Working For The People
Collin County Judge Keith Self must feel like the only sane man in an asylum. As the chief administrator in fast-growing Collin County north of Dallas, he is trying to stop a $328.9 million bond package being sold as a plan to reduce traffic congestion. What’s his...
Harris County Tax Office Analysis Shows Disappearing Tax Cut While State Surplus Balloons
An October 1 analysis from the Harris County Tax Office confirms the vaunted school property tax cut will be short-lived. Paul Betttencourt's number-crunching shows that by 2009, the HISD school property taxes on the average residence will be only 2.02% less than in...
City of Dallas Wants to Tax Internet Access
Congress is currently considering whether to extend and make permanent the temporary moratorium on Internet taxes, which will expire in November. The pick-pocketers at Dallas City Hall want nothing of it. The City's 30-page liberalism-laced "Legislative...
Government Housing
It's only the latest in a string of bribery and corruption cases related to construction bidding, but this week's indictment of State Rep. Terri Hodge (D-Dallas) and others should be a clarion call to reform the way governments hand out contracts. The case is...