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Analysis: On Average, San Augustine Taxing Entities Lower Taxes
For the most part, one East Texas county balanced rising property values with efforts to keep taxes predictable.
Y’All Answered: Good Deal for Public Education Spending?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Lawmakers File Statewide Ban on DEI Offices in Government Entities
While the ban on DEI offices in Texas currently only covers public universities, new legislation would expand it to most government entities.
Proposal Mandates Parental Notification if Students Exhibits Gender Confusion or Self-harms
The proposal defines self-harm as acts of self-injury or mutilation, including altering one’s biological sex.
The Archive
Fiesta Time in Denton?
Bureaucrats at Denton ISD would have you believe that the district never had any budget issues, had superior instructional spending rates, and never even considered joining one of the state finance lawsuits, given the district just approved a new Mariachi program for...
Patrick Fallon Endorsed By TFR
Patrick Fallon was today endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility in his 2012 bid for the newly created Texas House seat in Denton County. “Patrick Fallon has proven himself to be a steadfast conservative leader whose practical experience on the Frisco City...
Take Action! Stop Austin’s Plastic Bag Ban
Do you live in the City of Austin? Disgusted by the city council’s encroachment of liberty by attempting to ban plastic and paper grocery bags? Then it’s time to take action. Since August, the Austin City Council has attempted to take drastic steps to interfere in the...
There’s No App For That
Even at a time when a record number of school districts are challenging Texas’ school finance system, school districts are still finding ways to waste taxpayer money. New Braunfels ISD’s push to spend tax dollars on new iPads for students is just the latest example....
West Coast Waste
It was evident from the mass transit projects and plastic bag ban that the Austin City Council wants to make Austin look (and spend) like a West Coast utopia. Now they want to go one step further, imitating the City of Portland by paying city employees to take...
Disposing of Facts
Accuracy has never been a virtue of the Austin City Council. A new report finds that the City of Austin severely overestimated the amount of littered bags and possible savings used to justify their new ban on plastic and paper shopping bags. Austin’s most serious...
Capriglione endorsed by TFR
Giovanni Capriglione of Tarrant County has been endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility in his 2012 campaign for the Texas House. “Giovanni will bring a strong, conservative vision to the Texas House,” said the president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility,...
Flynn Endorsed By TFR
State Rep. Dan Flynn of Van received the endorsement today of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility in his 2012 re-election campaign. “Throughout his tenure in the Legislature, Dan Flynn has put the conservative principles of his constituents ahead of the special interests...
Straus Is No Reagan
Texas' liberal pundits have been rushing to defend House Speaker Joe Straus’ recent calls to find new revenues that can bolster big spending in the Lone Star State. Their latest ploy: distort the record of Ronald Reagan. I recently sat down for an interview with Evan...