State Sen. Brandon Creighton’s statement on Dallas-Houston High-Speed Rail proposal Spring Observer Community Report | Posted: Sunday, February 1, 2015 5:53 pm Senator Creighton’s statement on Dallas-Houston High-Speed Rail proposal Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) issued the following statement in regard to Texas Central Railway’s Dallas-Houston high-speed rail proposal: “The federal government has reached a new…
School Districts Lobby for Unlimited Government by Ross Kecseg Empower Texans In response to state-imposed debt limits, school districts and their corporate sponsors have created the Fast Growth School Coalition (FGSC)—a lobbyist group pushing for more debt and higher property taxes. To further their aims, the coalition is poised to lobby against expanded ballot…
Lobbying Against You by Michael Quinn Sullivan Texas’ new lieutenant governor has promised significant tax relief and reforms to the state’s property tax system, while the new governor wants to put a stop to burdensome regulations impeding property rights and economic development. While both men’s positions are politically popular, taxpayers will nonetheless be footing the…
Nichols files constitutional amendment to reduce property value increases By Stephen Green | Posted: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:32 pm Nichols files constitutional amendment to reduce property value increases One Montgomery County lawmaker’s bill to cut property value increases is closer to being considered after it was referred to the Texas Senate Finance Committee on…
