…local school taxes, which are a significant portion of each property tax bill. Gerdes declined to answer the question. Pape acknowledged the border invasion and announced his support for state…
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Runoff Preview: Reyes and Flores Face Off for Senate District 24
…and restructuring the Texas tax system. Both Flores and Reyes agreed that the current border crisis is an invasion and that Texas needs to act to secure the border. They…
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Corporate Welfare
…better spent on property tax relief, reducing or eliminating the franchise tax, or on border security.” Justin Berry did not respond to Texas Scorecard’s inquiry. House District 23 Terri Leo-Wilson:…
Texas Lawmakers Assess State’s Response to Border Crisis
…daily border encounters from 7,000 to 18,000, thereby creating even more complications for OLS and Border Patrol. A flood of illegal migrants is expected at the border this summer; based…
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden Administration From Removing COVID-era Immigration Rule
As a politician-created humanitarian crisis continues on the U.S.-Mexico border, federal Judge Robert Summerhays announced a temporary restraining order against President Joe Biden’s administration. On Monday, Judge Summerhays stopped Biden…
Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Administration to Keep COVID-era Immigration Rule
“The Biden Administration’s disastrous open border policies and its confusing and haphazard COVID-19 response have combined to create a humanitarian and public safety crisis on our southern border.”…
What Texas Can Do About the Border Crisis
As the Biden administration prepares for the repeal of Title 42—which removes the Border Patrol’s ability to turn back illegal aliens at the border due to the pandemic—thousands are expected…
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on the Border Invasion
…border crisis represents an invasion of the United States’ sovereign borders. The Texas Senate has led the way in approving funding for border security. While we should use every tool…
Abbott Strikes Deal With Cartel-connected Governor
…for closing ports of entry entirely until Mexico met certain demands to secure the border. While the Texas-Nuevo Leon border is only about nine miles long, it contains the Laredo-Columbia…
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Dade Phelan Fights for Disney
A lot continues to happen in Texas politics. We start off this week talking about Greg Abbott’s new border policies, one having positive effects and the other an insulting gimmick….