At its June 10 meeting, the Mount Vernon City Council gave the go ahead for city staff to apply for funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change Program. Funding through the program could be as high as $20 million. City Engineer Brian Ball explained to the council the city might use the funding…
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A Liberty Catechism
By Douglas Wilson Revised by Bill Peacock* * The original Liberty Catechism was written by Pastor Douglas Wilson. I found it to be an excellent help in a high school government and economics class I teach, and also in my personal and professional efforts to apply Scripture to the problems we face in the public…
81 Generators Seeking Subsidies from the Taxpayer Funded Texas Energy Fund
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently responded to the significant number of applicants seeking government subsidies to build new natural gas-fired electric generation plants. In a May 31 statement, he said, “As of this morning, 81 applicants representing over 41 gigawatts of dispatchable power generation projects have applied for the competitive low-interest loan program provided…
Knox County residents turn out, again, in opposition to solar farm project
Part three of a state-required public hearing on a proposed industrial solar farm project in Knox County, Ohio drew overwhelming opposition from local residents. Again. A May 29 “extended hearing” on the Frasier Solar project, developed by Austin-based Open Road Renewables in Clinton and Miller Townships, was required after more than 800 residents attended the…
The Real Texas Budget
Glenn Rogers and His Cronies
Glenn Rogers is running against Mike Olcott for Texas state representative. Olcott is supported by Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Ken Paxton, and Sid Miller, but Roger’s campaign reports show that he is supported by political and corporate cronies, like Dade Phelan’s $55,000 contribution and … Austin swamp Crony campaign donors to @RogersForTexas: Texans for Lawsuit…
Jesus’ Rule Over the Nations
On X, someone recently responded to a post I made about the role of belief or unbelief in Christ in our cultural and political conflicts: So I thought I would provide some Bible passages on the topic of Jesus’ rule over the nations–and the role that His people–Christians–will have in His rule. Here we go:
DeWayne Burns and His Cronies
Rep. DeWayne Burns is running against Helen Kerwin in the Texas Republican Primary. Kerwin is supported by @realDonaldTrump, @KenPaxtonTX, @GregAbbott_TX, & @DanPatrick. Burns’ campaign reports show he is supported by political and corporate cronies, such as: @DadePhelan Campaign $35,000. And … Austin swamp Crony campaign contributors of @Burnsfarms: @DadePhelan Campaign $14,600 (in-kind), Texans for Lawsuit…
Recommendations on 2024 Texas Republican Primary Ballot Propositions
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…
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…