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The Hidden Costs of Property Taxes: Lawmakers Call for Transparency and Reform
State Reps. Mark Dorazio and Pat Curry explain their issues with the current system and plans for reform.
Harris County DA Teare Caught in Law License Controversy Days After Taking Office
Teare’s eligibility to practice law has now been restored.
4 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested in Val Verde County
Gov. Greg Abbott designated the violent Venezuelan gang as a foreign terrorist organization last year.
Report: Thousands From Hostile Nations Detained in Texas
Illegal aliens from China, Russia, and Iran have been caught in the Lone Star State.
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Abbott Delivers State of the State Address
In his biannual “State of the State” address, Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for the 86th legislative session, naming six emergency items. While most bills may not be considered by the legislature until after the first 60 days, emergency items declared by...
Commentary: Polling on the Democrats
The Emerson College Polling Institute and Monmouth University just released two presidential polls, the former of Iowa voters, the latter, a national study. The Emerson poll (1/30-2/2; 831 IA registered voters; 260 IA likely Democratic caucus attenders) finds former...
Auditor’s Report: Dallas County Spent at Least $24 million on Risky Business Venture
The Texas Scorecard has obtained a report from the Dallas County Auditor that sheds light on the costly price tag taxpayers have been forced to pay for a risky business venture between Dallas County and a government lobby group. TechShare.Court is one of two TechShare...
Who will Lawmakers Listen to on Property Tax Reform?
The Senate Property Tax Committee will hold its first meeting this week, and lawmakers will be presented with an abundance of public testimony regarding Senate Bill 2, the Senate version of the newly-announced property tax reform proposal. In...
Frisco Mayor Doubles Down Against Property Tax Reform
Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney is continuing his campaign against property tax reform that would give citizens more control of their own money. On February 2, Cheney took to social media and debated Collin County Judge Chris Hill over pro-taxpayer changes to state law. The...
Commentary: Congress Has a Little Time to Get Immigration Right
After refusing for weeks to negotiate over border security “until the government is open,” the bluff has been called on congressional Democrats. Congress has until February 15 to craft a border security package ahead of what could be yet another partial government...
Mayor Urges Registrar to “Resist Efforts” to Investigate Voter Rolls
In a sharply worded letter today, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told the Harris County Voter Registrar to “resist efforts to disenfranchise lawfully registered voters.” In a letter sent to Ann Harris Bennett, Harris County’s Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter...
South Texas Republicans Energized for 2020
For years, South Texas has been a Democrat stronghold in the Lone Star State. Republicans in one South Texas county are on a mission to change that. Conservatives from across the county recently gathered in Laredo for the kickoff organizational meeting of the Webb...
Republican Named to Dallas Family District Court
Top-rated attorney Ashley Wysocki is set to become Dallas County's lone Republican district court judge. Wysocki was appointed this week to the 254th District Court, a state family court, by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Wysocki is a family law specialist at Fox Rothschild...