Statement by Peggy Venable, Texas Director, Americans for Prosperity On New Comptroller’s Report on Texas Public Liabilities AUSTIN - Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has released a report on the public pension plans in Texas. This report provides taxpayers and policymakers with insight into the obligations we as taxpayers have accrued and opportunity to determine policy [...]
Statement by Peggy Venable, Texas Director, Americans for Prosperity Public Education Plus Plan: K-12 Education Innovation for Texas AUSTIN – An education reform agenda being released by Americans for Prosperity-Texas encourages innovation and empowers parents. “We want to put parents in charge of their kids’ education,” said Peggy Venable. “Education dollars should follow the student [...]
Recognized for efforts to expose government waste and promote limited government Austin, TX – Today the Texas Chapter of Americans for Prosperity announced that one of its top activists won the prestigious Vernon K. Krieble Foundation’s 2nd annual UNSUNG HERO award. The prize – $25,000 – was awarded Jason Moore from Odessa, TX, for his tireless [...]
On today’s LBB vote recommending a 10.7% spending limit for the 2014-15 Texas budget “Today’s LBB vote for a state spending limit greater than population growth and inflation opens the door to a budget that increases the cost of government on every Texan. We appreciate the verbal commitments today by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and [...]
Austin – State Senator Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) today pre-filed SB 113, a bill that repeals Texas’ business tax, commonly known as the margin tax. “The margin tax has been a big disappointment. It is inequitable, costly, and complicated for Texas businesses and has undermined the state’s competitive advantage,” Estes said. “We understand in Texas [...]
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