After Texas defended itself with a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande, the Biden administration went on the attack against Texans. As Washington, D.C., refuses to defend Texas, and even sides with Texas’ foreign antagonists over a buoy barrier meant to prevent illegal immigration, it brings to mind when Rome abandoned Britain. In the violence...
The city of Fort Worth may soon raise taxes on residents, despite just publishing a study aimed at tackling its brewing affordability crisis. According to the city’s Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase, a public hearing is set for Tuesday, September 19, 2023 to discuss its proposed tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year....
Introduction: STAAR performance labels offer helpful information to parents and policymakers because they indicate students’ success and are also an early-warning sign that students need more support. The STAAR performance labels are: Masters, Meets, Approaches, Does Not Meet. Each label offers an indication of how a child is performing in three categories: a child’s likelihood...
The city of Killeen may soon hit homeowners with a double-digit tax increase. According to the city’s Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase, if the proposed tax rate is adopted, then the owner of an approximately $200,000 could see their city taxes rise from $1,122 per year to $1,254 per year. If it happens,...
Texas history buff J.P. Bryan’s lawsuit against the Texas State Historical Association won’t go to trial; the two parties have come to an agreement on the TSHA’s leftward lurch and the composition of its board. TSHA President Nancy Baker Jones agreed to step down, along with the board secretary. The board will now be rebalanced...
Taiwan needs to stand up a local defense force system that could immediately mobilize to defend nearby key points. China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, can’t be happy right now with his mounting troubles at home and abroad. The nation he rules is under increasing economic pressure, much of it made worse by his Bigfooting into...
Is the city of Denton preparing to hit homeowners with a big-time tax increase? It certainly looks that way. According to the city’s recently-published Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase, councilmembers will soon consider the adoption of a tax rate set at $0.565682 per $100 of value, which is a slight increase over last...
Central Texas taxpayers may be funding far-left political causes, whether they like it or not. Earlier this month, officials at Austin ISD, a large-but-shrinking public school district in Texas’ capital city, invited staff, students, and families “to represent Austin ISD in the annual Austin Pride Parade.” And to help get revelers to and from the...
In the media coverage, a federal district judge’s admonishment of attorneys for the state of Texas on Tuesday was portrayed as a loss for Gov. Greg Abbott and his border-securing Operation Lone Star. It wasn’t. If anything, it was the Department of Justice’s case that floundered. DOJ sued Texas last month over the buoy barriers...
Public school districts in Texas are home to some of the most expensive and extravagant stadiums in the nation. In fact, many have spared no expense to construct publicly-funded palaces. And now, one media outlet is cataloguing exactly where these facilities are located and what they cost to build. They also make an interesting observation...
Mexican government is no partner of U.S. on illegal immigration. The Department of Justice and the state of Texas faced off in a preliminary injunction hearing on Tuesday, in which DOJ demanded that Texas remove the marine barrier in the Rio Grande. While it was clear that there would be pushback from the Biden administration,...
On Monday, trustees at Prosper ISD, a relatively small but growing school district north of Dallas, agreed to present voters with a massive new bond package in November. The district’s proposal is so large, in fact, that it practically dwarfs all others this election cycle. In total, Prosper ISD officials want voters to approve four...