Items that make the show stack or upon which I wish to comment or simply news of Texas I think it important to know:
- Top state leaders have agreed to raise sales tax to decrease property taxes – we’ll have to agree and it would be utterly stupid so to do unless taxpayers are given a substantive lever over school property taxes, no-matter how much lowered in the deal, in the future. If no tax ratification vote is required for effective increases, down the road we’ll have no actual tax relief because of appraisal creep AND be saddled with the sales tax increase.
- Abbott, Patrick, and Bonnen Propose Sales Tax Increase
- Governor Abbott Pushes Texas’ First Sales Tax Hike in 30 Years
- To lower Texans’ property taxes, Abbott and other GOP leaders want to raise sales tax by a penny
- Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick And Speaker Bonnen Release Joint Statement
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, other top leaders, propose raising the sales tax to provide property tax relief
- Analysis: The Texas Legislature’s tax bills aren’t only about money
- Texas Senate’s budget includes $9B for public schools, property tax relief
- Senate Unanimously Votes to Bust Conservative Budget
- State Spending Limits Legislation Approved in Senate
- Senators blast Texas officials over dwindling school fund payments
- Is the bill to ban red-light cameras in Texas dead? – blocked by a Bonnen appointed Democrat chairman
- Rep. Swanson Passes Legal Protections for Gun Owners
- House Lawmakers Approve Representative James Frank’s HB 1483
- Senate approves Kirk Watson bill aimed at bolstering Public Information Act
- Texas Senate Passes Bill to Raise Smoking Age from 18 to 21
- Rep. Jeff Leach Discusses Importance Of Born Alive Protection Act
- Rep. Wray Supports King’s HB 347 to Stop Forced Annexation in Texas
- Bill requiring schools to report suspension data to state passes House
- Does the ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ start with suspensions? This bill aims to find out
- Texas legislation aimed at protecting monuments of all kinds sparks heated debate over Confederate markers
- Workers push back on new Texas contractor rule
- Texas Schools Will Be Bringing Back Cursive to the Classrooms, more
- Does your driver license have a gold star on it? You’ll need it soon to fly
- TSTA advertises is Leftwing politics and communist roots
- Abbott Reappoints Hayden And Mertz-Ulmer To The Texas Private Security Board
- Abbott Names Chair And Reappoints Dush To State Pension Review Board
- After Cornyn slips on conservative scorecard, aide dismisses ‘Swamp’ group that hosts CPAC – Cornyn has caused his “slip” by not pushing the agenda
- Rep. Will Hurd: At 70, NATO is more important than ever against Russian threat
- Dallas Rep. Colin Allred raised $530K for his re-election bid. Whom could the GOP recruit to face him?
- Dan Crenshaw fires back at Ilhan Omar after she accuses him of ‘dangerous incitement’
- Sen. Cruz Introduces Texas District Judge Nominees Before Senate Judiciary Committee VIDEO
- At LBJ Library race summit, comedians get last laugh
- Brad Parscale is returning to San Antonio, toting Trump’s 2020 playbook
- What to know about Castro’s anti-Trump rally – that it’s a collection of extreme Leftists
- Julian Castro boasts about San Antonio’s ‘hospitality and diversity’ as Trump visits city
- President Trump Vents About Gangs, Trafficking at Border
- Trump in San Antonio warns of killers pouring over border, vows more troops: ‘Who the hell can live like this?’
- New Migrant Caravan Sets Out in Honduras
- Nearly $1B in Contracts Awarded for Border Fence Sections
- Border Chaos Forces Truckers to Wait Hours, Sometimes Days
- Mexican Border State Cops Stop 40 Migrants from Illegally Crossing into Texas
- Mexico Arrests Leading Los Zetas Cartel Figure
- Donna ISD Cop Sent to Prison for Working with Gulf Cartel-Tied Gang
- Oops! CNN admits Obama caged children ‘for their own protection’; Booker offers free money?
- April: Top 20 Cities Sales and Use Tax Comparison Summary, All cities
- Walmart to spend nearly $265M on store improvements, innovations in Texas
- Discovery Says New Chip and Joanna Gaines TV Network to Debut Next Year
- President Trump visits Houston to discuss oil, gas deregulation
- Trump to Sign Orders Making It Harder to Block Pipelines
- Drillinginfo, B3 Insight complete Permian Basin water study
- Oops! American Attendant Accidentally Drops Drinks on CEO – well deserved
- Houston Company Recalls Some Meat, Poultry, Salad Items
- Kohler Co. laying off 223 employees in Brownwood
- AT&T announces 5G rollout in Austin — but won’t say where
- Layoffs and major pivot behind it, Lifesize reaches $100M milestone
- Judge Allows Neiman’s Defamation Suit Against Marble Ridge to Continue
- Manufacturing activity continues to expand, forecasting growth for Houston economy: Survey
- Houston home sales, leasing activity record strong increases in March
- Transformation of La Torretta into Margaritaville Resort to impact 241 jobs
- Dozens of Texas law firms experience cyber incidents/data breaches
- Whole Foods promised to cut prices. We checked to see if they did.
- Tech-focused real estate firm REX moves HQ from L.A. to Austin
- High winds, gusts up to 65 in the forecast for Lubbock on Wednesday afternoon
- High wind warnings see increase in fire danger in West Texas counties
- Weslaco city commissioner pleads guilty to bribery
- Owner of Guadalupe County telemedicine company indicted
- Employee Charged With Assault in Texas Plant Explosion
- San Antonio Men, One 18-years-old, Jailed on Murder Charge in Death of Mother
- Report: Dead Texas Woman Dumped in Oklahoma
- South Texas Spray Plane Pilot, 77, Killed in Plane Crash
- Montague Co. grand jury takes no action on case between Bowie High coach & 14-year-old student
- Permian High School lifts brief shelter in place after man with machete spotted in parking lot
- Brewster County deputies arrest man on child porn charges
- Wichita Falls building total loss following fire, nearby home damaged
- Crews fighting fire at Superior Essex in Brownwood
- Woman damages boyfriend’s pickup with a pickax – Hell hath no fury like…
- Littlefield teens arrested, accused of stealing pickup truck while owners did yard work
- Stranded Texas teens bound for prom helped by couple
- The most diverse city in the U.S. is Houston, report says
- WFISD responds following incident at Hirschi High School VIDEO
- Mile long bridge on US Hwy 180 over Hubbard Creek Reservoir scheduled for maintenance beginning April 1
- Development main topic at Lubbock city council meeting
- Dallas police chief opens up about Deep Ellum beating — but why did it take so long?
- San Antonio named top solar-powered Texas city
- Tarrant County Election: Money Flows to Anti-Taxpayer Slate
- Leander Faces Crucial City Council Election
- UH gets $1M gift from large energy co. to fund new faculty positions
- TTU President Schovanec Talks NCAA Tournament, Vet School, and More
- Replay: Texas Tech hosts welcome home event for men’s basketball VIDEO
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