Midland Commissioners have renewed the Horseshoe management contract over a year early and before the new county judge has a say.
Taxes
Frisco ISD Trustees, Please Do the Right Thing
The Frisco ISD school board has the authority and responsibility to determine what is normal and what is excessive. Hopefully they will do the right thing.
“Swap and Drop” or Bait and Switch?
Lancaster Independent School District is calling for a tax rate “swap and drop” election but, unfortunately for taxpayers, LISD has been deceptive in its presentation.
The Disastrous Cost of Medicare for All
The amount of money required to support a single-payer system could not be generated even if current tax revenues were doubled.
Azle ISD’s “Penny Swap” Is a Backdoor Tax Increase
The “penny swap” sounds like a win-win, but there are a couple of catches.
Keller Sets School Tax “Swap and Drop” Election for September
Keller ISD is one of several Metroplex-area school districts holding a mandatory vote on its tax-rate increase in a summer special election.
Cedar Hill ISD Property Tax “Swap-ortunity”
Cedar Hill ISD’s proposed “swap and drop” rate change appears to be a good thing on the surface…
School District Targets Tax-Swap Voters With “Rolling Polling”
Lancaster ISD is pairing the controversial tactic of “rolling polling” with campus back-to-school events in a tax-swap special election set for August.
Azle School Board Asks Voters to Approve Tax Rate “Swap”
Azle ISD’s proposed 13-cent increase in its operating tax rate triggered a tax ratification election, set for September 8.
Dripping Springs ISD Caught in Crucial Bond Fight
A contentious election, recount, lawsuit, and financial crisis have all plagued the school district.