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Round Rock ISD Trustee Alleged to Have Received Illegal Payments From District
Former Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone said the district paid tens of thousands of dollars to Trustee Tiffanie Harrison after she resigned from teaching.
School District Police Chief: Sex Abuse Investigation ‘Far From Done’
Newman International Academy Police Chief Matthew Antkowiak said the charter school “will not place reputation over the safety of students.”
Lawmaker Proposes Security Council for Top-Tier Research Universities
With Texas now home to the most Tier 1 research institutions in the country, one lawmaker seeks to strengthen research security.
Attorney General Paxton Launches Investigation Into Chinese AI App
Paxton expressed concerns that artificial intelligence company DeepSeek could be violating the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act.
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Commentary: In Support of Gov. Abbott’s Property Tax Reform Plan
Property tax reform is one of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's top priority items for the 2019 legislative session, with good reason. While on the Keller City Council and as a candidate for state representative, I had the chance to meet with thousands of homeowners throughout...
Taxpayers Endure Long Wait Times to Testify for Property Tax Reform
Taxpayers had to wait several hours Wednesday before finally being allowed to speak on property tax reform. Earlier this week, Texas Scorecard received an internal memo the Texas Municipal League had distributed to local officials advising them on how to oppose House...
Legislators and County Spat Over Harvey Aid
A bipartisan coalition of 11 Houston-area state representatives sent a letter to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo after a Fox 26 report which, according to them, alleges she was reprioritizing flood mitigation projects approved last August in the county’s $2.5 billion...
Amarillo Mayor Calls for Extending Length of Terms
Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson is pushing a plan to extend her term length ahead of the upcoming May municipal election. Recently, Nelson spoke to the Potter-Randall Democratic Club in Amarillo, presenting her platform points for the upcoming May election. It was during...
Rural Texans Hit By Skyrocketing Property Taxes
A recent study by Texas Scorecard revealed that Texans in urban areas aren’t the only ones in dire need of property tax reform. Using data from appraisal districts and local governments in two rural North Texas counties, we calculated and...
Legislators Question TEC Over Unconstitutional Structure
Is the Texas Ethics Commission structured in a way that violates the Texas Constitution’s separation of powers guarantee? That issue came up this week in a Texas House committee and the TEC didn't have a good answer. At a House Elections Committee hearing on Tuesday,...
Bettencourt Files Bipartisan Ban on Tax-Funded School Waterparks
When La Joya ISD spent over $20 million on a taxpayer-funded waterpark, Texans were rightfully outraged. Now a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Texas Senate is taking action to make sure it never happens again. This week, State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston)...
Blog: Why Is Texas No Longer Leading?
In a report on the status of tax relief efforts, the Wall Street Journal today applauded the work of Arkansas, South Carolinia, and Florida. Missing completely from the mix? Texas. The WSJ headline says it all: “Some States, Flush With Cash, Are Sending Money to...
Pflugerville Doesn’t Want Its Citizens to Have More Power
Should Pflugerville citizens be given more power to decide what to do with their own money? City council says absolutely not. Tuesday night, Pflugerville City Council voted to oppose a new statewide property tax reform currently being proposed at the state Capitol....