NEWS
Grassroots Accountability Wins in Smith County
Tuesday marked a win for grassroots activists in East Texas, when the Smith County Commissioner’s Court...
Wallace Hall Sues UT System Over Access to Records
Whistleblowing University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall went on offense this week, filing suit against UT...
North Texas Cities: Top 20 Highest Property Tax Burdens
The most egregious offender, Southlake, levies a property tax burden that’s more than four times higher than the two lowest cities—Haltom City and Watauga.
Houston Officials Hate Residential Tax Relief
For the second consecutive year Houstonians can expect to get a minor break on their property taxes....
Jan Shedd: A Passion for Saving
“Saving America has become my ministry,” says grassroots activist Jan Shedd.
Democrats Are Not Our Problem
Though many lawmakers are less than honest with their constituents when they return home from Austin, one of...
Crony Capitalist Companion Completed
There are a lot of scorecards grading lawmakers on how they performed in Austin. Some of them, such as TFR’s...
North Texas Cities: Top 20 Largest Bureaucracies
All but three cities with the highest number of staff are also among the top twenty highest spenders in North Texas.
Byron’s Very Bad, No Good Session
Certain perks are supposed to come with being one of the most powerful members of the Texas House – most...
Matt Stringer: A Diamond in the Rough for Liberty
“I have always been of the opinion that government should present the least amount of imposition on its citizens as possible.”
Conservative Legislation Scrapped into “Flaming Bags of Junk”
Though much of House Speaker Joe Straus’ Texas Tribune interview this week centered on a whopper of a lie...
North Texas Cities: Top 20 Highest Spenders
Weatherford, Denton, Southlake, Garland and Grapevine top the list in spending per capita.