Here are my recommendations on the 2024 Texas Republican Primary Ballot Propositions 1.) Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden. No. The language here is fraught with loopholes and would not result in lower taxes. It should read, “Texas should reduce our tax burden by eliminating all property taxes using…
Category: Big Government
Justin Holland and His Cronies
TxLege state Rep. @justinaholland claims he is a “proven conservative.” But his two most recent campaign finance reports suggest that instead he is a proven political and corporate crony. Let’s take a look. … From July 1 thru Jan. 25, @justinaholland received campaign contributions totaling $507,183. His total political expenditures were $607,628. That is a…
Dade Phelan and His Cronies
There is a lot at stake in the March 5 @TexasGOP primary. There is no better way to understand what is at stake than looking at the most recent campaign finance report for @DadePhelan. It reveals that who gets our money is at stake. Us, or Big Business? Thread … During the last period, @DadePhelan…
UAW Strike is a Result of the Biden Administration’s Catering to Unions
This was originally published in the Dallas Morning News The United Auto Workers strikes of General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford may bring back unpleasant memories of the 1970s. A similar strike then — and subsequent concessions from the car manufacturers — helped set the stage for the collapse of the American auto industry and economy. Hampered by…
Constitutional Amendments: Voters Can Downsize Texas Government on November 7
(download a .pdf version of the article) The Texas Legislature has put $13.8 billion in spending on the November 7 constitutional amendments ballot. A vote by Texans to reject eight of these propositions (see below) would cut Texas’ spending of state funds by $13.8 billion, or more than 6% of projected spending over the next…
Constitutional Amendments: Big Business Wants Billions of Taxpayer Dollars
(download a .pdf version of the article) On November 7, Texas voters are being asked to approve $13.8 billion in new spending over the next two years proposed by the Texas Legislature. As noted elsewhere, this is because the Texas Legislature wanted to spend more money than allowed by the Texas Constitution. So instead of…
A Review of the 88th Texas Legislature: the Texas Budget
The Texas Legislature adjourned May 29 ending its 88th regular legislative session. In its wake, a lot of bills were sent to Texas Governor Greg Abbott to become law with his signature. Many more bills were not passed or even considered. In this review of the Texas Legislature, we will review the bills that passed…
“Public-Private” Partnerships are Corrupt
God’s Word provides us with more knowledge than any of us could learn in a lifetime. I’m fact, I’d suggest it provides us with more knowledge than all of humanity could learn throughout eternity. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep mining it for everything we can learn from it. Thus, I’d suggest it would…
Property Taxes Up 12% in 2022 Despite Legislature’s Promise of Tax Relief
This was originally published by the Huffines Liberty Foundation. Executive Summary The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reports that school property taxes in 2022 increased 13.7% over the previous year. City taxes were also up 9.1%, county taxes 12.7%, and special district taxes 9.4%. This adds up to a $8.9 billion property tax increase…
How to Eliminate Texas School Property Taxes in 10 Years (or Less)
Texas’ school M&O property tax, about 43% of the current $76.4 total property tax levy, can be eliminated in as little as six years without raising any existing taxes or creating a new tax. Yet, for 25 years Texas politicians have been unsuccessful in their attempts to reduce the heavy burden of property taxes on…