The city of Whitesboro ignited a firestorm recently when officials suggested adopting a tax rate that would have skyrocketed the average homeowner’s property tax bill by 61 percent. The initial public hearing to discuss the matter drew hordes of angry Whitesboro residents who voiced their discontent. So much so, in fact, that city councilmembers tabled...
Austin-area progressives constantly bemoan the region’s affordability crisis—and then set about making matters worse through all manner of ways. Case-in-point: The latest round of tax increases proposed and adopted by the very left-leaning local officials presiding over the city of Austin, Travis County, Central Health, and Austin ISD. Let’s take them one at a time....
“If I cannot live in the land of my birth, I wish to live in America, under the Constitution.” I owe my existence to this sentiment, uttered by my great-grandfather, a Czech who escaped Soviet rule. I never met him, but I know his story: When he realized that he could not raise his children...
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...
Is my kid doing OK in school? This simple question should not require a degree in data science. When a mom or dad asks whether their child is on track in reading and math, the answer should be one click away. In Texas, it is not. Key facts are scattered across state portals and long...
A recent letter from eight deans of Texas’ American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law schools is urging the Texas Supreme Court to maintain the requirement that attorneys graduate from ABA-accredited institutions. However, viewed through the lens of our Founding principles—natural rights, individual liberty, and limited government—the deans’ defense of the American Bar Association’s monopoly on accreditation...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. This week, the day before the 24th anniversary of September 11, the country experienced a political assassination that will also be remembered as a day of infamy. Many are calling the murder...
This week marks a turning point in Texas history and in the future of our nation’s children. The State Board of Education has officially passed the Comprehensive 3-5-1 Model — the only framework that ensures our kids will learn the true story of freedom: where it began, how it grew, and how Texas stands as...
Each year on September 11th, the nation pauses to honor the lives lost—ringing bells, reading names, and recalling faces forever etched in our collective memory. But remembrance without resolve is hollow. The pledge of “never again” demands action: fortifying the legal, geographic, and bureaucratic seams that our adversaries exploit so that grief never again revisits...
In a recent statement, Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016, asserted that individual rights do not originate from God but are granted by the government. Adding insult to injury, he went on to dismiss those who believe otherwise as akin to “Iranian religious fanatics.” Here’s his full statement: The notion that...
Austin Collette should never have been out on bond and free to commit the murder-suicide that ended the life of his girlfriend. He had already been convicted of a 2019 murder, and had committed other crimes, as well. But a leftist judge in Harris County released him as he awaited sentencing. “Court records show Collette...
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...