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Gov. Abbott Pushes $10 Billion in Property Tax Relief, $4 Billion More Than Legislature
The tax relief proposal also includes increasing the business personal property tax exemption and closing loopholes exploited by local jurisdictions to raise taxes.
Two Harris County Officials Want To Keep Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens
President Trump recently signed an executive order blocking birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens.
AG Paxton Blocks 3 Texas Doctors From Administering Cross-sex Drugs to Minors
Attorney General Ken Paxton highlighted the fact that prescribing harmful “gender transition” drugs to minors violates state law.
After Girls’ Sports Investigation, Irving ISD Faces Legal Threat Over Censorship
Accuracy in Media is warning that a lawsuit will be filed if the district does not reverse course and stop censoring criticism.
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63-Year-Old Teacher Aide Arrested For Sexual Assault with a Minor
On June 19, Jesus Cantu, a Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) Memorial Early College High School paraprofessional, was arrested for sexual assault in an alleged improper relationship with a female student. The victim, a 16-year-old girl, who was initially reported as a...
A Plan to Repeal the “Robin Hood” Property Tax
The state’s leading conservative think tank has proposed a solution to abolish the unpopular wealth-redistribution program that’s plagued Texans since 1994. If enacted, the average Texan could eventually see a 40-percent reduction in their property tax bill. In 2018,...
Dallas ISD Trustee Wants to Throw Charters Under the Bus
City leaders in Dallas will consider new limits on charter schools, following testimony by Dallas Independent School District Trustee Joyce Foreman before a city council committee. Invited to speak by chairman of the Human and Social Needs Council Committee, Casey...
As Houston ISD Struggles, Trustees Spend on Lavish Lodging
Houston’s largest school district just passed a $2 billion budget in which trustees called for massive cuts to close a funding gap. Parents and students voiced frustration with the cuts, but would likely be even more unhappy to know that while the district’s elected...
Austin to Consider Massive Deal for MLS Stadium
The City of Austin is considering bringing a Major League Soccer team to town, potentially at enormous taxpayer expense. The Columbus Crew SC, an MLS team based in Ohio, has been interested in moving to Austin since last fall. On Thursday the city council will vote on...
Voter Fraud Forces Do-Over of Democrat Primary in Kleberg County
A judge ordered a do-over of a contested Democratic primary runoff race in South Texas after invalidating the runoff results due to voter fraud. The runoff was decided by six votes. Ofelia “Ofie” Gutierrez contested the results of the May 22 Democratic primary runoff...
Massive Upswing in Waco Tourism
Waco has been experiencing a tremendous upswing in tourism of late. The growth has been so significant that Waco currently ranks #2 on TripAdvisor’s “Top Destinations on the Rise – United States” list. This is due in large part to the massive success of Chip and...
Three Charged in Hidalgo City Voter Fraud Scheme
Three South Texas campaign workers accused of illegally assisting elderly and disabled voters in the City of Hidalgo’s 2016 runoff election face a total of 18 felony and misdemeanor charges for their part in the alleged voter fraud scheme. Marcela Gutierrez, a...
Texas GOP Stands with College Students on Free Speech, Tuition
The 2018 Republican Party of Texas Platform is the most comprehensively conservative document to come out of the state party in recorded memory, but some of its most important new planks are protections for a group far removed from traditional Republicans—college...