Climate Change Policies Clean Taxpayers’ Wallets

Climate Change Policies Clean Taxpayers’ Wallets

Cities such as Austin are rolling full steam ahead toward policies that have increased taxes and electricity bills and brought blackouts in other countries while doing nothing for the environment. Recently, Texas Scorecard reported how the City of Austin recently...
Senate Sends Ban on Income Tax to November Ballot

Senate Sends Ban on Income Tax to November Ballot

A bill banning the state from imposing an income tax on hard-working Texans passed the Texas Senate on Monday after being held up by Democrat senators. Democrats decided to hold out and prevent the bill from being passed with the necessary two-thirds support to send...
$17M Budget Moves Forward for Texas Tech Vet School

$17M Budget Moves Forward for Texas Tech Vet School

The proposed Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine has received a funding boost, which supporters are calling a “major victory” for the project. Last week, the state’s House Budget Conference Committee voted to allocate $17.35 million to the effort by...
“Save Chick-fil-A” Advances in Texas House

“Save Chick-fil-A” Advances in Texas House

After a theatrical showdown on the Texas House floor, legislation referred to as the “Save Chick-fil-A” bill passed on second reading in the lower chamber of the Texas Legislature on Monday. Senate Bill 1978 passed last week in the Texas Senate by State Sen....
Election Integrity Efforts Die in Texas House

Election Integrity Efforts Die in Texas House

In the Texas Legislature, with its strict deadlines and 140-day calendar, delay is death, and now priority legislation to promote election integrity is officially the latest conservative casualty to die in the hands of the Texas House. Yesterday the House Calendars...
Hurricane Taxes

Hurricane Taxes

Legislation on Tuesday’s House calendar would give taxpayers affected by a disaster a break in their property taxes. After Hurricane Harvey ripped through southeast Texas, taxpayers were outraged to find they still owed 100 percent of their property tax bill—even if...
Collin County Prosper High School Athlete Call

Collin County Prosper High School Athlete Call

Prosper High football coach Brandon Schmidt holds senior star running back Wayne Anderson up to his younger Eagles as a shining example of what the right attitude, focus and commitment can result in. “From Day 1, Wayne has sat out to do everything we’ve asked of him,”...
Bills Are Dying in House Calendars

Bills Are Dying in House Calendars

The Texas House of Representatives voted two conservative priority bills out of their respective committees Friday, sending them to the Calendars Committee. But will that be the end of the road? With just days remaining in the 86th Legislature, bills currently in...