This is not entirely unexpected: Speaker Joe Straus I first ran for the Texas House in 2005 to be a voice for our community and for the principles that I had spent years advancing behind the scenes. It did not occur to me that I would … [Read more]
Rep. Dennis Paul BBQ Fundraiser tomorrow night!
If you live in the SE area of Harris County, your representative in the Texas House is Dennis Paul. Dennis is a solid conservative that votes his district and isn't beholden to any group or faction. You won't see him on the evening news making a name … [Read more]
Rep. Jim Murphy: fixing Houston’s pension mess begins with you
by State Rep. Jim Murphy Earlier this year I took to these pages to clear up confusion about the HISD recapture vote. Working together, we passed the HISD proposition and kept $8 billion of commercial property on the HISD tax rolls, preventing … [Read more]
Houston pension bond follies
In case you haven't heard, there is an election starting next week around the state. In addition to a few changes to the Texas constitution, the City of Houston has a few fairly important items on the ballot regarding the city's finances. One of … [Read more]
Should Taxpayers Bail Out Puerto Rico?
More than 3 weeks after Maria more than 80 percent of Puerto Ricans are still without power and 40 percent do not have potable water Puerto Rico is not one of our states, but the island is a territory of the United States and its people … [Read more]
Reappraisals – Spring Branch ISD does the right thing
The reappraisal movement might be picking up traction. From the InBox: Spring Branch ISD Stands up for Taxpayers by Voting For Disaster Reappraisal Senator Bettencourt lauds SBISD Trustees and asks where is Harris County, HISD, etc? Houston, TX … [Read more]
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