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When the Tax-Hikers Finally Went Too Far
When the Tax-Hikers Finally Went Too Far
Imagine that your local library district, or whichever of your taxing entities funds the library, asked for 0.7% tax increase.  Imagine next that a...
Educating Responsibly
Educating Responsibly
With so much waste and inefficiency in our public school system, it can be easy to overlook instances of a school district doing things right. That’s...
Surplus of Waste in Houston ISD
Surplus of Waste in Houston ISD
Financial problems abound for Houston ISD. The latest issue the district is dealing with: an unexplained surplus of food valued at almost $3 million....
Double For Nothing
Double For Nothing
Democrats and other big spenders have never seemed to mind raising your property taxes, so long as they could say it’s for the children. Apparently...
What’s Wrong With The System
What’s Wrong With The System
Frisco ISD board members unanimously approved their new budget for next year that includes a 4-cent tax increase. Should a school district that...
TBC: Cutting Wasteful Government
TBC: Cutting Wasteful Government
Cutting unnecessary and duplicative government is a common-sense conservative position, but we seldom see our legislators take action to put these...
Sapping The Taxpayers
Sapping The Taxpayers
Tarrant County has become a reliable stronghold for conservatives, producing leaders like State Rep. Bill Zedler and State Rep./Sen.-elect Kelly...
AISD Needs A Fiscal Responsibility Refresher Course
AISD Needs A Fiscal Responsibility Refresher Course
Austin ISD approved a new $724 million budget for the upcoming school year that includes a 3% salary increase for all district employees. But in...
Who, Dewhurst or Cruz, would make a difference the fastest?
Who, Dewhurst or Cruz, would make a difference the fastest?
Texas conservatives have a direct opportunity to immediately affect change in these United States in the upcoming Republican runoff for U.S. Senate...
Attention Hutto Taxpayers
Attention Hutto Taxpayers
Attention Hutto taxpayers: before signing off on a massive property tax hike at the whims of your school district, consider just how poorly Hutto ISD...
Finally Ending Property Taxes?
Finally Ending Property Taxes?
Texas doesn’t have ‘a’ property tax, as any property owner knows, we have hundreds — nay, thousands. Schools, cities,...
Leading The Charge Against Obama’s DOJ
Leading The Charge Against Obama’s DOJ
With a new study reporting more than 1.8 million deceased people are still registered voters, the obvious reasons for needing strict Voter ID laws...