by Owen Stroud | Aug. 16, 2019 | Sports
A 3-7 record is obviously not an accomplishment, but Katy Paetow High football coach B.J. Gotte sees the mark as a stepping-stone.The Panthers were the new kids on the block in 2018. Paetow’s doors were open for roughly a year at the time when it fielded a young and...
by Owen Stroud | Aug. 16, 2019 | Sports
Argyle do-everything star Dillon Carter has been named Class 4A co-player of the year by the Texas Sportswriters Association after leading the Eagles to their second straight state title.Carter, who hit .400 as an outfielder and was a perfect 3-0 on the mound with a...
by Destin Sensky | Aug. 16, 2019 | State
Despite nonstop coverage by every major media outlet regarding allegations made against the House speaker, Gov. Greg Abbott says he “[doesn’t] know any of the facts of what happened.” Media coverage of the June 12 meeting between House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and...
by Destin Sensky | Aug. 16, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
Just before noon Friday, a West Texas radio host indicated sources close to Lubbock State Rep. Dustin Burrows revealed that the embattled lawmaker had resigned his post as chairman of the Texas House Republican Caucus. Chad Hasty, host of the The Chad Hasty Show on...
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 16, 2019 | Local
Continuing a trend, officials in conservative Collin County recommended lowering their property tax rate to keep taxpayers’ bills steady despite rising property values. At the proposed rate, the average homeowner’s county property tax bill will stay unchanged at $623....
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 16, 2019 | Local
If the budget city officials have proposed passes, Fort Worth homeowners will be paying even higher city property taxes this year. City Manager David Cooke recently proposed the city’s 2020 budget, recommending that Fort Worth City Council enact higher average city...
by Fran Rhodes | Aug. 15, 2019 | Commentary, State
I traveled to Austin this week to listen to the Bonnen/Sullivan meeting recording. After listening to it, I have drawn the same conclusion that many of my Texas grassroots colleagues have drawn, which is: Bonnen and Burrows must resign. Yes, there are issues with the...
by Jacob Asmussen | Aug. 15, 2019 | Local
You already read the headline, but that’s not even the worst part. Yes, Austin City Council is spending a record-high $62.7 million this year to try and solve homelessness, equivalent to giving roughly $28,000 to each homeless person in the city. But the more...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 15, 2019 | Local
Conservative grassroots activists packed a room Monday night to celebrate Northeast Tarrant Tea Party’s 10-year anniversary and the politically influential organization’s plans for the future. There is much to celebrate. Regular block walking, bus trips to Austin so...
by 1836 Studios | Aug. 15, 2019 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Episode 98: On this week’s TSR, Brandon Waltens drops by to give the latest update in the scandal surrounding Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. Robert Montoya tells us about some Texas mayors who have signed on to a letter calling for gun control. Sarah...
by Erin Anderson | Aug. 14, 2019 | Local
City officials listened to residents’ concerns Tuesday night and rejected a controversial high-density “urban residential” project in Allen’s central business district—to the relief of the vast majority of citizens at the meeting, who spoke against the plan to...
by Reagan Reed | Aug. 14, 2019 | Local
Conservative media personality Allen West has created a firestorm of controversy in Montgomery County with the recent announcement that the former Florida congressman will headline a fundraiser for the county’s rogue Republican Party chairman, Wally Wilkerson.“I...
by Jordan Clements | Aug. 14, 2019 | Federal
In January, the Supreme Court picked up its first gun case in nearly a decade and the first gun case since Trump cemented a constitutionalist majority with Gorsuch and Kavanaugh last year. The case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York,...
by Destin Sensky | Aug. 14, 2019 | Federal
An eighth Democrat has joined the crowded primary field to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, a young, progressive activist who founded the organizations the Workers Defense Project and Jolt, has thrown her hat in the ring for the...
by Cary Cheshire | Aug. 14, 2019 | Local
Williamson County officials are currently proposing a tax increase on property owners and a bond election that will result in higher taxes as well. “Williamson County is the fifth fastest-growing county in the state of Texas. Through our long-range transportation...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 13, 2019 | Local
Keller Independent School District taxpayers will be asked this November to increase their debt burden by over $300 million, thanks to a unanimous vote of the school board’s seven members Monday night. If voters approve the bond in November, this debt would be added...
by Robert Montoya | Aug. 13, 2019 | Local
Fate City Council members are considering a proposed budget for the next fiscal year which would raise property taxes paid by property owners a staggering 26 percent more than the previous year. Fate’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020 would dramatically increase...
by Sam Samson | Aug. 13, 2019 | Local
The city of Austin is known for its exorbitantly high tax rates, with these figures increasing dramatically for individual residents in recent years. Notably, property taxes have been raised to 43.86 cents per $100 and have increased as much as 100 percent over the...
by Brandon Waltens | Aug. 13, 2019 | State
Members of the Texas House continue to sound off after listening to the audio recording of the meeting between Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan and Speaker Dennis Bonnen, in which Bonnen made a quid pro quo offer of House media credentials in exchange for...
by Jacob Asmussen | Aug. 13, 2019 | Local
Struggling to afford living in Austin? Your local government is about to make you struggle even more. Austinites are about to lose more of their hard-earned cash, courtesy of Austin City Council. City Manager Spencer Cronk recently announced a new tax increase for the...
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