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Will DEI Crackdowns and University Reforms Cause a Faculty Exodus?
Experts say mass departures are unlikely.
Feds Arrest Tren de Aragua Sex Trafficking Ringleaders in Houston
Federal authorities captured gang members accused of facilitating a sex trafficking ring in Houston this week.
Houston Police Search for Honduran Man With History of Child Assault Charges
ICE previously placed a detainer on the man in 2017.
Analysis: The $1M Lottery Jackpot Texas Sent to China
Texas is the Wild West of lottery ticket printing and payouts under Gary Grief and Ryan Mindell.
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Put Your Money Where Your Values Are
Empower Texans has partnered with Patriot Mobile, a national cell phone provider, to offer an alternative to “Big Mobile” providers, that largely donate to organizations that oppose constitutional values. Patriot Mobile donates a portion of its users’ monthly proceeds...
City of Plano Raises Property Taxes 36 Percent in Recent Years
City officials in North Texas’ largest suburb have failed to adequately reduce tax rates as home values have skyrocketed, leading to much higher tax bills. The average homeowner in Plano has seen a 36-percent increase in their city tax bill in five years. Unless...
Memorial Park Meters Are About Fines and Fees
Houston’s announcement of paid parking meters at Memorial Park was met with differing reactions: some were supportive of the effort, while others were frustrated, chalking it up to another attempt by the City of Houston to collect more taxpayer dollars. According to a...
Azle School Board Asks Voters to Approve Tax Rate “Swap”
Add Azle to the list of Metroplex-area school districts calling for a property tax rate increase that requires local voters’ approval. Azle Independent School District trustees voted July 16 for a “tax swap” that will raise the district’s property tax rate for...
Mission Creep in Houston Historical Commission
When Houston passed its Historic Preservation Ordinance, supporters promised leery property owners that its passage wouldn’t mean government intrusion in every aspect of redeveloping private property in “historic” areas. Eight years later, it seems as though that has...
Governing Magazine: No “Blue Wave” Headed Towards Texas
Liberal pundits and talking heads across Texas and indeed, the rest of the country have long been opining wistfully about a supposed “blue wave” headed for the Lone Star State. Perennially they announce Democrats have a serious chance at “taking back” the state that...
Appraisal Districts Dominated by Elected Officials
It may come as a shock to some taxpayers that the people who dictate property appraisals are often representatives of the local taxing entities that benefit from higher property values. They may also be shocked to learn that some appraisal district board members...
“Make Weslaco Drain Again”
On Wednesday, over 500 citizens gathered at Weslaco City Hall to demand answers from city officials regarding their handling of the recent June flood that left 20 percent of the city underwater. Concerned residents crowded the main chamber and overflowed into the...
Montgomery County to Hire Former Legislator as a Lobbyist
Local governments, big and small like Dallas or the City of Brownwood, have been jumping on the band-wagon of hiring their own tax funded lobbyists for years. Activists across the state are up in arms and the issue has become a top five priority of the Republican...