Higher Education Escapes Culpability in Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Debate
Last week, the Biden administration announced plans to eliminate a portion of student loan debt for Americans who qualify under a certain income threshold. To be clear, the plan collectivizes the debt incurred by individuals and further burdens U.S. taxpayers....
Episode 2: Student Loan Debt & Texas Property Taxes
https://youtu.be/w5_s0xCz27s Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the recently announced student debt 'cancelation' plan from the Biden Administration and the fact that none of the five largest cities in Texas are adopting the...
Student Loan Forgiveness: Potential Fuel to the Inflation Fire
Why pay off your debt if you can get your fellow Americans to pick up the tab? Traditionally, if an individual takes out a loan, it is with the promise that it will be paid back. But evidently, that dynamic changes if the loan is taken out from the federal government...
Despite Promises From Appropriators, No Major Cities Are Adopting the No-New-Revenue Rate
It's that time of year again: local governments across Texas are considering their budgets for the next fiscal year and setting their tax rates to support such spending. This year is special for Texas taxpayers because it is a year where most Texans will likely see...
Upcoming Opportunity for Texas Taxpayers to Opine on Growing Property Tax Problem
As state lawmakers prepare for the 2023 legislative session in the coming weeks, Texas taxpayers have an opportunity to address them on issues like their ever-increasing property tax burdens. Texas House Ways & Means Committee The Texas House Ways &...
Episode 1: Inflation, Surpluses, & Border Security (Premiere Episode)
https://youtu.be/sDIAq6ntLIY Episode Description 💰 In our premiere episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the recently projected $27 billion budget surplus that Texas state lawmakers will have the ability to allocate in the upcoming legislative session, the recently...
Abbott Spends $1,400 per Bus Rider to Help Biden Keep Illegal Immigrants in America
Currently in Texas, immigrants caught crossing the border illegally can volunteer to be put on charter buses, which are primarily paid for by Texas taxpayers. These immigrants are then securely bused to either Washington, D.C., or New York City. This is the reality...
No Such Thing as Failing Schools in Texas, Sort Of
An announcement from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on Monday came with great news! According to them, there is no such thing as a failing school in Texas ... kind of. The TEA just released its newest accountability ratings for public schools and is now using a new...
House Speaker Wants to Renew Controversial Corporate Welfare Program
Last week, Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan made headlines for his comments at the West Texas Legislative Summit in San Angelo, Texas, where he indicated that the House will take a “long, hard look” in the next legislative session at bringing back the...