Education policy analyst Jamie Story will be a guest on the Jon-David Wells show on AM 570 KLIF in Dallas/Fort Worth at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. She will talk about the recently released school accountability ratings for 2007, and the Texas Education Agency’s decision not to close chronically low-performing public schools. To listen online, click here.
Property Tax Relief in Texas: Plan to Eliminate School M&O Property Tax
Texas’ property tax system has turned property holders into renters, where government is their landlord and Texans who struggle to pay annual tax bills face confiscation of their properties. Additionally, the growth of government is harming taxpayers and the economy through higher taxes and more regulation. For example, Eddie Wilson owns the landmark Austin restaurant...