Abbott: “I Don’t Know Any of the Facts”

Abbott: “I Don’t Know Any of the Facts”

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...
Collin County Plans “No New Revenue” Tax Rate

Collin County Plans “No New Revenue” Tax Rate

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....
Fort Worth Raising Property Taxes

Fort Worth Raising Property Taxes

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...
Commentary: Demand Truth and Integrity

Commentary: Demand Truth and Integrity

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...
Tea Party Is Alive and Well in Tarrant

Tea Party Is Alive and Well in Tarrant

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...
Allen Rejects Downtown High-Density Development Plan

Allen Rejects Downtown High-Density Development Plan

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...
Allen West to Fundraise for Rogue GOP Chairman

Allen West to Fundraise for Rogue GOP Chairman

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...
New York Attempts to Avoid Supreme Court Case

New York Attempts to Avoid Supreme Court Case

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,...
Dem Field to Challenge Cornyn Grows to 8

Dem Field to Challenge Cornyn Grows to 8

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...
Will Williamson County Taxpayers Pay More?

Will Williamson County Taxpayers Pay More?

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...
City of Fate Considers Raising Property Taxes

City of Fate Considers Raising Property Taxes

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...
Austinites: You’re About to Lose More Cash

Austinites: You’re About to Lose More Cash

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...