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Austin City Council Member Proposes New Budget Plan That Avoids Raising Property Taxes
The city manager’s proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year would increase property taxes by 5.7 percent.
Y’All Answered: Ban cell phones in the classroom?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
‘Huge Win’ in Galveston Redistricting Case Stops Democrats’ Weaponization of Voting Rights Act
The Fifth Circuit’s decision to eliminate coalition districts could transform how electoral maps are drawn.
Fighting for Texas Farmland: The Battle at Muleshoe
As Texans, we value our independence, cherish our liberties, and resist excessive government control. We know the worth of our land and the hard work that caring for it demands.
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Leander ISD Proves Why “Interest” Matters
Leander ISD (LISD), a district near Round Rock, has refused to confront a debt addiction that’s bludgeoned taxpayers for over a decade. Instead, they’ve joined the Fast Growth School Coalition with the explicit goal of raising property taxes and removing legislative...
If We Build It, Will They Come?
Students, parents and other taxpayers living in Houston’s Third Ward are loudly voicing their grievances with Houston ISD (HISD), and the person they elected to represent them over a costly, yet seemingly unstoppable, project. The project, which will lead to the...
Austin’s Debt Train to Nowhere
In November, Austin voters will decide on City Proposition 1—a billion dollar transit rail line that will over double the city’s debt and lead to a substantial tax increase for property tax payers. Unlike previous elections on boondoggle projects, greater citizen...
Coalition Calls for Commonsense Reform
Between 2003 and 2013, local debt in Texas grew nearly twice as fast as the rate of population growth, after adjusting for inflation. In response, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has joined forces with several other organizations in calling for local government...
Rejecting Radicals
Although many local officials seem to be on the “grow-government” bandwagon, a growing number are vocally standing up for taxpayers. In direct response to the radical agenda supported at this year’s U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), 11 mayors across North Texas...
When Water Isn’t a Priority
Texans might assume that regional water districts are busy producing raw water and protecting residents from preventable flooding. But the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) will spend over 70 percent of their general fund revenue elsewhere; on “economic...
Wendy Davis leapfrogging abortion to sympathy?
Fellow radio host Mark Davis, penned a column about Wendy Davis and her woe-is-me book she is out promoting as she runs for Texas governor. "As with every book of its type and timing, from Democrats and Republicans alike, every word is intended to make every reader...
Charles Perry handily wins SD28 seat, now to HD83
With a commanding lead in early voting numbers across the 51-county district, Pratt on Texas called the race for Charles Perry early Tuesday evening. Charles Perry handily bested his five competitors winning more than 53% of the vote with second-place finisher Jodey...
Congratulations, Charles Perry!
Congratulations to Charles Perry on his outright win in the Senate District 28 special election. He received more than 50 percent of the vote in a crowded 6-way race for the 51-county election. Perry was strongly endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and other...