Following a computer glitch last week during a systems update, Harris Countyâs Joint Processing System released close to 300 inmates according to Andy Kahan, victim services director for Crime Stoppers of Houston. âYou can try to sugarcoat things or whatever, but the...
Under Gov. Greg Abbottâs leadership the size of the state budget has grown by 19 percent, according to a report from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility released Wednesday. According to the organization, the state budget has increased by $32 billion, property tax...
As negotiations between the Texas House of Representatives and Senate seemed to fall apart on legislation purporting to provide property tax relief, a Hail Mary effort was thrown into the mix just before the forced conclusion of the ongoing special legislative session...
On Friday, former President Donald Trump released a statement lauding the Texas Senate for prioritizing legislation that would authorize a forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election in Texas. âJust heard Patriots are moving the Texas Audit Bill forward. Texas...
Legislation purported to curb taxpayer-funded lobbying is now moving in the Texas House, but with what some are calling a âmassive loophole.â Friday, the House State Affairs Committee voted out Senate Bill 10 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (RâHouston) by a vote of...
After some local officials took advantage of the Chinese coronavirus disaster declaration by Gov. Greg Abbott and hiked struggling homeowners’ tax bills, the Texas Legislature is moving to eliminate the loophole for droughts, pandemics, and epidemics. Since the...
Local officials from around the state gathered at the Texas Capitol this week, fighting to keep their power to spend tax dollars against citizens. On Tuesday evening, the Senate Committee on Local Government heard testimony on Senate Bill 10, which would stop the...
As this session’s filing deadline approaches, State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (RâHouston), chair of the Local Government Committee, along with nine joint authors filed Senate Bill 10 to stop Texas cities’ and counties’ use of public funds to lobby the...
