Politics & Policy
December 20, 2017
Enjoy Your Eight-year, Temporary Federal Tax Cuts
Millions of Texans will feel the impact of changes to individual tax breaks, health care penalties, and property tax deductions.
Property Taxes
Politics & Policy
May 1, 2015
The Senate Passed a Property Tax Reform!
In an amazing plot twist, the Texas Senate passed a real property tax reform bill yesterday.
Burka Blog
April 17, 2015
For Greg Abbott, Charity Began at Home
Texas Governor Greg Abbott paid only $1,718 in federal income taxes in 2014 on an income of $131,118.
Politics & Policy
April 15, 2015
The Governor Behind the Curtain
Governor Greg Abbott insisted today that he is more involved in the legislative leadership than some people think.
Politics & Policy
March 9, 2015
Rearranging the Property Tax Deck Chairs
More legislative proposals try to solve voter angst over property taxes
Politics & Policy
February 14, 2010
KBH’s robocall
I received this e-mail from a lobbyist whom I have known for many years: Just got a robocall from “Texans for Kay” (was “Private Caller” on caller ID) with a clip from the Glenn Beck show about Perry is someone who says and does good things during an election but