House Budget Committee resolution, titled “Reverse the Curse,” purports to balance the federal budget with a small surplus and reduce national debt by 2033. The controversial measure includes $16.3 trillion in deficit spending reductions over ten years and assumes rapid, long-term economic growth of up to 5% GDP growth annually.
Mike Dalby, long-time Lubbock resident and chief pilot for 7B Building and Development announced his candidacy for Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct 1, on Aug. 3.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken’s population has dropped over recent years, prompting some to call for it to be listed as endangered. The designation would possible come at a cost to the agriculture and oil industry.
The deal would channel $12 billion to reduce the school property tax rate for homeowners and business properties, increase the homestead exemption, and create a pilot program to reduce taxes on certain residential and commercial properties.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan today issued a joint statement to announce an agreement on proposed legislation that will deliver the biggest property tax cut in Texas history.
Supporters call the bill ‘unapologetically aspirational," as legislators mark the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling which ended protection for abortion under Roe versus Wade.
Allred was first elected to Congress in 2018 and quickly became a rising Democratic star. Cruz is Texas’ junior senator and unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.
Child advocates are short-staffed and overworked, causing a failed system to suffer even more. They have been asking for a change from lawmakers for years.
Paxton and the four whistleblowers asked the Texas Supreme Court to defer consideration of the case until they can finalize the settlement, after which they’ll move to end the case.
Texas Senate Bill 147 would ban entities from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia from purchasing land in the state. Congressman Arrington says it’s crucial to national security.
In a difficult cycle for Democrats, the race was widely seen as the most competitive statewide election because of Paxton’s laundry list of legal troubles.
During the campaign, Hegar touted his work on lowering taxes and expanding broadband in Texas, reforming the tax code, reducing regulations on agriculture and pushing for government transparency.
On the ballot in Plains, the school district is seeking voter permission to collect three "golden pennies" on the tax rate. The language on the proposition doesn't reflect that, though. Instead, you'll only see a revenue rate increase of nearly 97 percent.
Both Democrats and Republicans are confident they can win the November mid-term elections because they claim they’ve each poached voters from regions where, traditionally, they don’t have a lot of support.
Governor Greg Abbott drew a big crowd for his campaign visit in Lubbock prior to the November 8 election. During his visit at Table 82, he reminded West Texans of the policies he plans to enforce if he is reelected and reminded supporters to get out to the polls.
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