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Police Investigating Two Belton ISD Employees for Alleged Misconduct
The two unnamed staff members are on administrative leave.
House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief in the Form of Tax Rate Compression
The House’s plan differs from the Senate’s, which prioritizes raising the homestead exemption over additional compression.
Senators Hear From the Public on Parental Rights in Education
Senate Education Committee members considered nearly a dozen proposals designed to empower Texas parents.
Video: Colony Ridge Employees Say They Don’t Check Citizenship
A Colony Ridge salesperson told undercover journalists they are open to selling land to foreigners looking to settle in the development.
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Embattled TEC Vice Chairman Resigns
After initially defying calls for his resignation, one long-time commissioner on the Texas Ethics Commission resigned late Friday. The resignation comes as evidence mounts that he may have been violating state lobby laws while serving on the commission. Tom Harrison,...
Austin ISD Approves Historic Budget
Despite enrollment declining four years in a row, Austin ISD taxpayers are staring down the barrel of paying even more in property taxes. On Monday, the Austin ISD School Board approved their 2016-2017 budget — the largest in their history — at a staggering $1.3...
A High Price to Pay for Luxury
Taxpayers could be on the hook for over $42 million to fund a major overhaul of the Midland Convention Center. City council members will tentatively vote on the issue July 12th. The proposal before the council would direct at least $42.3 million from revenues...
City of Austin Impounds Ridesharers While DWIs Climb
In the month following Uber and Lyft’s cessation of operations within the City of Austin, DWI arrests are up 7.5% in the capital city — according new data from the Austin Police Department. Now, with a vacuum of transportation options resulting from onerous...
FWST Editorial Board Publishes Inaccuracies to Defend TexRail Failure
Local news outlets continue to publish inaccuracies to defend TexRail, Tarrant County’s controversial $1 billion train proposal. Their false claims are disproved by the government’s own study that found the tax-funded boondoggle will have no transportation or...
House Leadership Suffering From Attrition
With primary elections in the rear view mirror, the chief question on many capitol observer’s minds is whether the obstructionist coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans in the Texas House will hold in 2017. With roughly six months until the Texas Legislature...
Bed Time for Bad Government
A group of citizens is suing their city council for “carpet bombing the constitutional rights” of short-term rental owners and tenants through an absurd new ordinance. They allege the new regulations violate property rights, going so far as to set a “bedtime” for...
Texas Travelers and Businesses Face Record High Hotel Taxes
Texas has among the highest combined hotel occupancy tax rates of any other major metropolitan areas in the nation, according to the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association. Unfortunately, there are no signs of that changing anytime soon. Considered a “tourist tax” to...
Zimmerman Sues Adler Over Ballot Language
Confusing ballot language was used to engineer the outcome of Austin’s recent election on ridesharing services. That’s the claim in a lawsuit filed this week by a city councilman who says Austinites not wanting to drive are left to choose between antiquated and...