01 FEB 2019 – We are not handing a problem to the Legislature telling them, “Go fix it!” We’re presenting a solution. It’s the only comprehensive solution ever proposed to the Legislature. And it’s a solution that secures both our liberty and our property while still helping Texas to prosper. In 2013, George Lavender sponsored […]
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24 SEP 2018 – Does the State of Texas have authority to take our property or homes for unpaid taxes? Or like a constitutionally protected right is our property also inalienable? To the latter, our Founders said, “Yes.” The Texas Constitution has two sources of authority: Direct delegation by the people (Art. 1, Sec. 2)Adoption
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09 APR 2019 – The battle for Property Tax Relief and Reform is lost. It is for this session, anyway. In 7 weeks (27 May), the Texas Legislature will end. And if property tax bills are not passed or “prioritized” this week, it is highly unlikely anything becomes law. That means, despite all the initial
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Does any of this sound sorta familiar? “A king (or conqueror) took over all the land …divide it among his lieutenants and supporters, who would pay him (with money or services) in order to keep that land…. The punishment for nonpayment was forfeiture….” No Relief. No Reform. #EliminatePropertyTax
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If you’ve never heard of “Tagging” or how it’s used in the Texas House Calendars Committee, you need to know this is one of the most devious devices ever to come out of a smoke-filled room of political bosses. There are 2 main tactics that our corrupt politicians use to kill bills they don’t want
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Last night, midnight, all bills that failed to get a “second reading” on the House floor, were killed. That included all bills (except one) filed for Property Tax Relief. No surprise, (see the post I wrote a month ago, “The Battle for Property Tax Relief and Reform is Lost”) we are left with the Big
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Friday, SB29 (Eliminate Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists) was scheduled for a vote in the House. But Dade Phelan, State Affairs Committee Chair, went onto the floor that morning, and made a motion to withdraw it back to his committee for the stated reason of “improving” it to avoid a “fatal point of order.” Really? The revised bill
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21 AUG 2018 – This week, I’m contacting all Texas Legislators, asking them to sponsor a bill to #EliminatePropertyTax in the next session. If any of you can participate with me, I’m asking you to step up and take action. Now is the time. Here’s an overview of how we can collaborate. I’ve started by sending a
The Price of Apathy is to be Ruled by Evil Men Read More »
“Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia.” – Thomas Jefferson’s chosen tombstone epitaph Lawyer, Architect, Writer, Farmer, Scientist, and Inventor; Virginia House of Delegates and House of Burgesses Member, Declaration of Independence Signer, U.S. Congressman, Virginia Legislator, and Governor, Diplomatic
Thomas Jefferson (13 APR 1743 – 04 JUL 1825) Read More »
Tax Collector turned American Revolution Radical, Boston Tea Party Organizer, Declaration of Independence Signer, Continental Congress Member, Massachusetts Governor, and Second Cousin to President John Adams “Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the
Samuel Adams; (27 SEP 1722 – 02 OCT 1803) Read More »