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Central Texas School Districts Seek Voter Approval for Increasing Tax Rates
Liberty Hill, Manor, Marble Falls, and San Marcos all have a VATRE proposition on the ballot to increase school district funding.
Illegal Immigration Remains a Top Issue for Voters
A recent hearing in the Texas House highlighted the need for action.
Houston Mayor Joins Picket Line for Longshoremen’s Strike
The National Association of Manufacturers estimates that $2.1 billion in trade is at risk every day the strike continues.
Tarrant County Public Health Director Advises Schools to Remove Smartphones from Classrooms
Brian Byrd says research shows the use of social media causes a rise in mental disorders like anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder.
The Archive
Liberals Of Convenience
Liberals love to micromanage other people’s business – as long as the rules don’t apply to them. The Texas House Democratic Caucus chair proved that this week with her whining “Monday Memo” decrying recent attention paid to predominately liberal officeholders who were...
Abbott Sides with Taxpayers: No New Property Taxes Without a Constitutional Amendment
Kudos to Attorney General Greg Abbott for an outstanding AG's opinion released yesterday that concludes the Legislature may not impose new property taxes without a constitutional amendment approved by the voters. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility had submitted a letter...
State Rep. Smithee, Beaumont Enterprise Say Give It Back
Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo) told a local TV station, "The government doesn't need to be taxing or collecting anymore money than is absolutely necessary. We can either find some place to spend that money or give it back to the tax payers and from my standpoint, it's...
Texas Schools & Colleges Ask for Additional Tax Dollars Rather Than Control Costs
At an interim hearing this week in McAllen, Texas school districts and colleges demanded yet more tax money. The tag team approach may have backfired though, as South Texas College justified their request on the grounds that two-thirds of their students need remedial...
Congratulations: Your Pork Wins!
Seriously, way to go TxDOT. Sure, you guys miscounted $1 billion. You've said you cannot build roads again because you're broke. But, hey, you did just win 15 excellence in advertising awards! According to the Texas Government Insider, TxDOT received the award from...
And The Field Grows
No sooner had our weekly e-mail newsletter left the servers than word arrived that Houston attorney Grant Harpold is making plans to run for Senate District 17. That seat will be open because of Dr. Kyle Janek's expected resignation in the next several weeks. Harpold...
Dew-ing What?
So the Democrats line with the state's projected surplus is they support giving our money back “when we can afford to." If that line sounds disturbingly familiar, it’s probably because our Republican Lt. Governor, David Dewhurst, was singing that song back in 2007....
Give It Back
Year after year, the State of Texas has produced budget surpluses – more money than government needs. Most egregiously, the state had a $14.3 billion surplus in 2007; a chunk of it was spent on bigger government, and chunk was put in an unsecured “tax relief” account...
Why Unions Stink: Yet Another Reason Not To Be Californian
Facing a $16 million budget deficit, Vallejo, California, is filing for bankruptcy. It seems for way too long the inmates have been running the asylum. Or, rather, the "public safety" unions have been draining the city coffers dry. Nearly 75 percent of the city budget...