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At Least they Didn’t Fire Mike Gundy for Telling the Truth

Oklahoma State University finally fired football coach Mike Gundy this week after another embarrassing defeat by the University of Tulsa. At least they didn’t fire him for telling the truth. Earlier this season, I attended an ugly match-up between the top-10 ranked Oregon Ducks who trounced the Cowboys by 66 points – the largest margin of...

September 24, 2025
Taxes & Spending

What is the Full Cost of Friendswood ISD’s $165 Million Bond Package?

Last month, the Friendswood Independent School District (FISD) ordered an election to be held on November 4th, 2025, at which time voters will decide on 4 separate bond propositions. According to the district’s bond promotion website, the measures are as follows: Proposition A proposes a $154,750,000 bond issuance for the purposes of constructing and redesigning...

September 24, 2025
Taxes & Spending

What is the Full Cost of Belton ISD’s $161.8 Million Bond Package?

Last month, the Belton Independent School District (BISD) ordered an election to be held on November 4th, 2025, at which time area voters will decide on 4 separate bond propositions. According to the district’s bond promotion website, here are the measures that will be considered: Proposition A proposes a $92,925,000 bond issuance for the purpose...

September 24, 2025
Taxes & Spending

What is the Full Cost of Richardson ISD’s $2.3 Billion Bond Package?

On August 7, 2025, Richardson Independent School District (RISD) issued a bond election order calling for a $1.4 billion bond package to be decided on the uniform election date in November (11/04/2025). The order sets out three bond propositions, with each one covering a different topic, including: Proposition A provides for the issuance of $1,338,600,000...

September 24, 2025
Health Care

Restoring Humanity to Political Discourse (or how to prevent civil war)

The assassination of a good man for talking is a tragedy born from twisted thinking, in which violence is normalized and moralized, undermining our society and constitutional traditions. Ideological thinking has usurped recognition of our neighbor’s humanity, and the immoral has become moral in the name of ideologies and is a road to more civil...

September 23, 2025
Local Government

Highland Park ISD Uses Attorney to Hide Information from the Public

In 2015, parents of students in Highland Park ISD wrote a letter to the district giving details of an embezzlement scheme that was funneling cash payments intended for the district’s Tennis Center to certain district employees. A high-level employee later resigned, alleging that the director of the multimillion-dollar Seay Tennis Center facility was directly involved....

September 22, 2025
Economy

Massive Downward Jobs Revision Reveals The Media Lied About Biden’s Economic Record

Media not only misled the public but may have delayed needed policy shifts, like Fed rate cuts. Americans deserve transparency, not gaslighting. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) delivered a body blow to the corporate media industrial complex’s narrative of a robust Biden economy. In its preliminary benchmark revision, the agency slashed its estimate...

September 22, 2025
Other

Winners & Losers: Aftershocks

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Charlie Kirk’s horrific assassination continues to produce aftershocks in Texas, America and the world. It was a week where many moved forward, finding strength, meaning and purpose in these dark times while...

September 19, 2025
Taxes & Spending

The Taxman Cometh: City of Marble Falls

Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...

September 18, 2025
Taxes & Spending

The Taxman Cometh: City of DeSoto

Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...

September 18, 2025
Taxes & Spending

The Taxman Cometh: City of Odessa

Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...

September 18, 2025
Taxes & Spending

The Taxman Cometh: City of Denison

Most city, county, and school district officials are right now in the process of adopting budgets and determining tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will increase the cost of government and put upward pressure on property tax bills. In a few cases, local government action will cause tax...

September 18, 2025
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