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Fort Worth and Dallas are just 30 miles apart, but the attitudes on the opinion pages of the two daily papers might as well be from different planets. Both papers strongly supported the gas tax hike and fee increase plans pushed by government-financed lobbyists. TFR...

Ever notice political "courage" is defined only as raising taxes and padding the pockets of special interests? It's apparently cowardice to actually demand responsibility and integrity, to make hard choices rather than pave problems with patronage. That's how...

In a blog posting this afternoon, Dallas Morning News editorial writer Rodger Jones admits his position in support of heavy increases on gasoline and new motor vehicle fees isn't friendly to taxpayers. His admission came in a posting cheering on the pro-tax rally (no...

Most conservatives have in recent years come to suspect that Texas Monthly’s “Ten Best” legislators list is little more than a compilation of the biggest shills for big government. Now comes proof. In a May 26 posting on the “BurkaBlog,” Texas Monthly writer Patricia...

Conservatives tend to think local government is better because it is, well, local. But is that a reasonable assumption, if the Local spending is hidden from view and bureaucrats don't accurately report results? I recently gave a speech in which the topic of education...

If the Austin American-Statesman is to be believed, "votes are not there in the House" to push the 125% tax hike. That's a direct result of the effective pressure folks have been applying! But don't get too cocky: the measure lives... State Sen. John Carona is telling...

Dallas city council members are facing a $190 million deficit, and much hand-wringing is going on about which services to cut. One expense that should, but won’t, be touched is the half-million in taxpayer dollars being used to lobby for more taxes and fewer limits on...