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Harris County DA Teare Caught in Law License Controversy Days After Taking Office
Teare’s eligibility to practice law has now been restored.
4 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested in Val Verde County
Gov. Greg Abbott designated the violent Venezuelan gang as a foreign terrorist organization last year.
Report: Thousands From Hostile Nations Detained in Texas
Illegal aliens from China, Russia, and Iran have been caught in the Lone Star State.
Is Catholic Charities Helping Bring Illegal Aliens to Fort Worth Schools?
Tarrant County GOP recently revealed that the organization is working with the school district to bring illegal alien children into the school district.
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Jenkins: Townhalls Are For “Crazy People”
Town hall meetings are nothing more than “an opportunity for crazy people to scream at one another.” So says Clay Jenkins, a Democrat and the highest-ranking government official in Dallas County. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEFZzn07DwM Apparently, County Judge...
Education Lobby Fails at Math
According to the National Education Agency (NEA), Texas allegedly ranks 47 in education spending per student. A quick look at government data, however, exposes that talking point for what it is—a lie by omission. For starters, comparisons of nominal education spending...
Armin Mizani: Keller City Council, Place 2
In advance of the 2014 November election, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility endorsed Armin Mizani in his bid for Keller City Council, Place 2. Ross Kecseg, TFR’s Metroplex Director, praised Mizani. “When all overlapping local governments are considered, Keller...
Roads Not Rail
Passenger rail is costly, energy inefficient, ineffective at easing traffic congestion, inflexible and fiscally impractical. Even on lines with high-ridership, it’s a money-losing proposition. Several independent studies released by Harvard, the CATO Institute, Reason...
2014 Austin City Council Endorsements
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility℠ is pleased to announce the following city council endorsements for the 2014 November election in Austin: District 5: Mike Rodriguez District 6: Jay Wiley District 8: Ellen Troxclair District 9: Erin McGann District 10: Bill...
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...