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Harris County’s ‘Climate Justice’ Plan Proposes Using NGOs To Work Around the Law
The plan recommends new pollution taxes and promotes DEI.
Officials Continue Investigations Into North Texas Islamic ‘City’
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn called for a federal investigation while Attorney General Ken Paxton expanded his office’s investigation.
Lovejoy ISD Taxpayers Oppose $276 Million School Bonds
With interest, the bonds would cost local property taxpayers more than half a billion dollars.
Coalition Urges Hearing on Retail Decency Act to Shield Children from Explicit Products
Activists warn that some stores have begun openly displaying adult-themed items near products intended for children.
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Republican Challenger Outraises Dallas Democrat
One Dallas Democrat lawmaker could be in for a tough 2020 election if recently released campaign finance reports are any indication. In 2018, State Rep. John Turner (D–Dallas) beat out Republican candidate Lisa Luby Ryan in the Beto O’Rourke-driven “blue wave” in...
Middleman in Dallas Money Laundering Scheme Sent to Prison
UPDATED September 25, 2019. Another conspirator in what may be "the largest domestic public corruption case in history" is headed to prison for helping bilk Dallas County taxpayers out of millions. A federal judge sentenced Slater Swartwood Sr. last week to 18 months...
Autopsy Report: How Paul Bettencourt Stopped A Tax Hike, Saved Tax Relief
With lawmakers coming to Austin with a $10.5 billion surplus, Texas homeowners were excited about the prospect of substantial property tax relief. While they eventually received what might be considered a down payment on tax relief, they narrowly staved off efforts by...
Colorado Leads Texas in Taxpayer Protections
As Texas Republicans head towards an uncertain 2020 election, one state to the West may serve as an example of what Texas should have done to prepare. In 1992, Colorado passed a constitutional amendment known as the “Taxpayer Bill of Rights.” In short, the amendment...
14 Candidates Seek Appointment to Amarillo School Board
A former Amarillo mayor and a former school board trustee are among the 14 candidates who will be seeking appointment to one of two vacant seats on the Amarillo ISD Board of Trustees this year. Earlier this month, AISD named the 14 candidates who had submitted...
Autopsy Report: Phelan Killed Business Protection Legislation
With cities like Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas routinely regulating more and more of the activities of private businesses, Texans across the Lone Star State expected pre-emption efforts to tackle out-of-control local government to be near the top of the agenda for...
Commentary: Part 2 – The CPS Caseworker
This government agency, Child Protective Services (CPS), is the genesis of this problem and others like it. As has been confirmed multiple times, CPS does not know when or under what circumstances it is in the best interest of the child to remove the child from...
Commentary: Time to Say Goodbye to the PTC
One of the largest subsidies for renewable energy generation, the federal production tax credit, is slated to end this year. While some in the industry support the end of these tax credits, members of the U.S. House of Representatives are drafting legislation that...
Officials Refuse to Release Full Panther Island Review to Public
UPDATED July 12, 2019. Previews of a report on downtown Fort Worth’s Panther Island Project reveal “insufficient oversight and transparency” among many problems within the beleaguered billion-dollar development. The report, withheld from the public at the behest of...