Taxes Issues
May 07, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
If you’re anything like me, you’re beyond proud to be a Texan. We’re known for our friendly natures, our grab-life-by-the-horns attitude, and for having the best BBQ in the entire world, among other things. We’re used to never-ending construction and we know full well that Texas is growing every single day. We enjoy low taxes [...]
April 22, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
Mayoral Candidate Vows to do “Nothing” Post by Peggy Venable I was traveling from the Tyler school choice townhall meeting on Saturday and had the company of Lauren Pierce, our UT intern, and online TV producer Laurie Bartlett. We had finished the townhall with Sen. Dan Patrick, Rev. Kyev Tatum, Katrina Pierson and Joann Fleming [...]
January 22, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has taken on the issue of local government debt. For more than four years, we have felt like the Lone Rangers talking about local government debt. We have been crusaders for the next generation. Debt issued today will be dumped in the lap of our children and grandchildren. We have become [...]
January 22, 2013 JTaxes
We at Americans for Prosperity champion an open and transparent government. The information below deserves a read. Aaron Swartz is the founder of Demand Progress, which launched the campaign against the Internet censorship bills (SOPA/PIPA). He was committed to downloading as many pages as possible from an archive of academic journals called JSTOR, which was available by [...]
December 17, 2012 JTaxes, Labor, Education & Pensions
By Thomas Lindsay I’ve written here before about the rise of the $10,000 degree-programs in Texas and how the initiative has drawn the admiring attention of Florida, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. This is good news for cash-strapped students and their families. At the same time, we should not forget that the $10,000-degree initiative is not the first to address [...]