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Frisco ISD Seeks Billion-dollar Bond and Tax Hike Election
School board trustees will vote August 19 to place the bonds and tax increase on the November ballot.
Survey: Texans Support Historical Religious Stories in School Curriculum
Most respondents believe that religious texts can help students better understand Western civilization.
Round Rock ISD Proposes $1 Billion Bond to Upgrade School Facilities
The bond, seeking millions for upgraded projects and new buildings, could cost local taxpayers even more once interest debt is included.
Illegal Alien Who Crossed Through Texas Arrested in Maryland on Rape Charges
The man originally entered the country as an accompanied minor.
The Archive
Tyroch the Taxer
Temple's taxpayers must be looking forward to a Tyroch-free city council, with attendant possibility of lower taxes. But the rest of us still have cause for worry. As a member of the city council, she raised taxes and grew spending repeatedly, and unnecessarily. Any...
Pork Barrel Projects Still in Fashion
Today it was reported that Gwendolyn Hustvedt, a professor of "fashion merchandising" at Texas State, has received a $140,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study "locally produced, certified organic, environmentally friendly or "all natural" animal...
Over 90 Percent of Texas Republicans Back Tax & Spending Limits
Some 92 percent of Texas GOP primary voters cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 3, which says state and local governments should be required to limit annual budget increases to the sum of the population growth and inflation rate. Also, the Republican Party of...
Button-Babble: ‘Best Solutions Not In My Mind’
If nothing else, the House District 112 run-off race may prove to be entertaining. Conservative leader Randy Dunning is facing moderate-to-liberal Angie Button. And, it seems, Angie is hard at work demonstrating why she isn't qualified for the post. She told the...
Yep, Haggerty Was Sunk
Liberal Republican Pat Haggerty is now a former state representative -- thanks to his horrible record. He beat himself by constantly subjecting his constituency to higher taxes, more spending, and a host of bad ideas. Haggerty's election-night party at the Titanic...
Brown Overcomes Gent
Taxpayer champion Betty Brown defeated liberal trial lawyer Wade Gent this evening. She had been a top target of the liberals, but her grace and convictions gave her the edge. Her victory demonstrates that strong principles overcome liberal opportunists.
King Beats Tison
Taxpayer champion Phil King soundly defeated tax-raising, fee-hiking, government-growing Joe Tison this evening. Tison and his liberal buddies had made King a target. Too bad Tison had such a rotten record, and King's record has been exemplary. Once again Phil King...
That Sinking Feeling…
In what we hope might be the most appropriate election night party imaginable, El Paso Republican Pat Haggerty is having his at the "Titanic Ballroom." No, I'm not making this up. Brandi Grissom of the El Paso Times noted this little bit of irony up on her blog this...
On My Honor…
Few achievements in my life have been as meaningful, or as impactful, as becoming an "Eagle" in the Boy Scouts. I remember the lessons of my earliest days in scouting more vividly than any college lecture. Never can I hear the words, "On my honor..." without adding...