EL PASO STATE HOUSE REPS VOTE TO INCREASE VEHICLE FEES TO HIGHEST IN TEXAS
On May 3, the Texas House passed HB 79, which would increase the registration fee for a standard vehicle in El Paso County from $84 to $94, making our fee…
TEXAS HOUSE VOTES TO BAN THE USE OF COs FOR NEW SPORTS VENUES
The Texas Legislature is seeking ways to provide property tax relief. One of their key strategies is to restrict the use of certificates of obligation, which have been abused by…
PETITION IN SUPPORT OF HB 1489 LIMITING THE USE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
The Libre Initiative has launched a petition in support of Texas House Bill 1489, which would limit the use of certificates of obligation (non-voted-approved debt) to a narrow list of…
STATE SEN. CESAR BLANCO VOTES TO ABOLISH FACULTY TENURE
On April 20, The Texas Senate voted 18-11 to end faculty tenure at public universities for newly hired professors. Sen. César Blanco was the only Democrat to vote for this…
TEXAS HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS AIM TO REGULATE LOCAL CLIMATE CHARTERS
You will want to pay very close attention to three bicameral bills currently under consideration in the Texas Legislature. There is House Bill 2127, “Relating to state preemption of and…
CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ ATTACKS FIERRO FOR NOT BEING A “LOYAL DEMOCRAT”
Claudia Rodriguez, the incumbent in the City District 6 race, has emphatically stated again and again that her campaign is non-partisan. She has repeatedly framed her opponent Art Fierro as…