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Lt. Gov. Patrick Blasts FBI Leadership for Claiming New Orleans Attack Was Not Terrorism
Despite evidence, the FBI special agent in charge said that the New Year’s Day attack was not an act of terrorism—leading Patrick to say she should be terminated.
Bastrop County GOP Passes Resolution Disapproving of State Rep. Stan Gerdes
If Gerdes does not support State Rep. David Cook for House Speaker, the county party says that they will censure him.
Lawsuit Seeks May Election for ‘Vacant’ Harris County Commissioner Seat
Candidate Richard Vega claims Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia vacated his position when he accepted a conflicting government job.
Alvin ISD Trustees Bypass Committee Process to Rebuild Tornado-Ravaged School
The district argued that urgent need supersedes the rules.
The Archive
Disappointing Attack
Yesterday, Texas Lt. Gov. candidate Todd Staples issued a press release misrepresenting the record of his opponent, Sen. Dan Patrick, on the Fiscal Responsibility Index. In 2007, Sen. Patrick voted against the bloated budget and had the fourth-highest rating of all 31...
A Good Steward…When Caught
Mireya Villareal, a CBS investigative journalist, recently uncovered an astonishing multi-million dollar abuse of funds by officials at the DFW International airport. In 2012, airport officials spent over $2.2 million on travel expenses to domestic and international...
Sullivan & TFR to TEC: ‘Nuts’
In response to a secret settlement offer sent from the Texas Ethics Commission, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and Michael Quinn Sullivan gave a one-word answer: “Nuts.” TFR refuses to surrender even as another elected official seeks to use the TEC as a weapon...
Wendy Davis’ words support Greg Abbott’s charge
After officially filing for a place on the Republican Primary ballot seeking the Party’s nomination for Texas Governor, Greg Abbott is reported by the Texas Tribune to have said: “Texas is not ready to go down the pathway of this ultra-Washington, D.C.,...
Abbott Announces Fiscal Reforms
Earlier today, Texas Attorney General and Republican candidate for governor Greg Abbott announced a comprehensive set of policy reforms designed to limit the growth of government, protect taxpayers and thereby free the state's economy for all Texans. The meaty reforms...
DFW Taxpayer Alert…Debt Elections on Nov 5th
We have witnessed how the expansive reliance on government institutions has created the $17 trillion fiscal mess in Washington, which is $11 trillion higher than in 1997. Less conspicuous, however, is the massive debt burden amassed by local governments here in Texas,...
Lubbock DA chooses to not enforce state law
If the report by James Clark at everythinglubbock.com is correct about the Lubbock County District Attorney making a deal with Texas abortion providers to not prosecute them for violations of state law, the concept of prosecutorial discretion has been stretched to a...
What Plano ISD Doesn’t Want You To Know
We’ve previously covered the upcoming Tax Ratification Election (TRE) in Plano ISD, set to appear on the November 5th 2013 ballot. Voters will be asked to approve a net property tax increase of 8 cents. The district’s propaganda claims the tax hike is necessary to...
Taxpayer Abuse for…Personal Use?
A recent story, led by investigative journalist Mireya Villarreal of CBS News, recently uncovered a shocking abuse of taxpayer funds (click link for CBS story and video). City of Fort Worth employees have allegedly been using city-provided credit cards on personal...