Why Abbott’s VATRE proposal is good | Judge says taxpayers must fund legal services to immigrants – Pratt on Texas 2/5/2025

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Governor Abbott’s proposal to require a super-majority of 2/3rs for voter-approval tax rate elections is right. I explain why one of the most common arguments against this type of clamp down on local government spending is without merit.

Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.

A federal judge has told the Trump Administration that taxpayers must continue to fund legal services to illegal and other aliens in U.S. custody even though such folks do not have a “right” to legal counsel as do citizens – see anything wrong with that?

And, here’s another Texas Democrat still in denial of the crisis at the border and with illegal immigration: U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar of El Paso.

Another look behind the curtain at how D.C. and the deepstate has used our money to fund their media allies: Politico, NY Times Propped Up By Millions Of Dollars From US Government [from taxpayers!]

Texan Scott Turner confirmed as HUD secretary.

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