by Andrew McVeigh | Aug 14, 2026 | Local
Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare1 gave preliminary approval Thursday, August 13th, to a Fiscal Year 2027 budget that sets the county rate at $0.1860 per $100 of valuation and the JPS Hospital District rate at $0.1590. Both sit below the no-new-revenue (NNR) rate, the...
by Andrew McVeigh | Aug 10, 2026 | Local
On August 7th, the Bastrop City Council conducted official workshops1 not in Bastrop (where one might reasonably expect), but more than one hundred miles away in Fredericksburg. The posted agenda2 lists the location as the John Wm. Klein Meeting Room at 115 N....
by Andrew McVeigh | Jul 31, 2026 | Local
Today, July 31, 2026, marks the formal end of Karen Molinar’s tenure with Fort Worth Independent School District.1 Her resignation takes effect at 11:59 p.m., closing the chapter that began with her appointment in March 2025 and effectively ended when the Texas...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jul 17, 2026 | State
State spending in Texas has swelled by leaps and bounds in the last decade, growing 42% over the last four years alone. But for the first time since 2020, state leaders have signaled that fiscal restraint is necessary ahead of next session. But is it enough? The...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jul 3, 2026 | Commentary
This Independence Day, as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, Americans across the nation reflect on the profound courage, faith, virtue, duty, responsibility, and sacrifice that gave birth to our republic. The immortal words of the Declaration of...
