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Securing Texas Elections and Restoring Party Self-Governance
Texas Election Integrity and Party Association Act: a proposal to let parties choose open or closed primaries, protect unaffiliated voters, strengthen voter-roll maintenance, secure paper-ballot procedures, improve recount safeguards, and submit an elected Secretary of State amendment to Texas voters.
Screwworm, Talarico, and The Problem - Here’s What Happened
Contrary to the popular opinion of Democrats like James Talarico, the closing of the Uvalde USDA-APHIS office had nothing to do with the Screw Worm returning to Texas. The locations in Del Rio and Laredo were active and remain active and the work to spool up the response is underway. This article covers the facts.
The Texas Property Tax Replacement Plan - Constitutional Amendment
The Texas Property Tax Replacement Plan consists of the constitutional amendment for abolishing the property tax system, replacing it with a sales and use tax on all non cost of living sales, and implementing citizen control over tax rate increases for each taxing entity in Texas. This article walks you through each element of the amendment.
Texas SBOE Did Not Erase Black History or “Whitewash” Slavery.
There are many claims out on the Campaign trail right now that the Republican controlled Texas School Board of Education has “whitewashed” the history of slavery or is attempting to erase black history. This article provides the facts to show that that is not true and correct the record for the people of house district 109.
Texas Property Tax Replacement Plan - The New Tax Base and Texas Living Exemptions
This article explains the full tax base available for determining an appropriate portion of the Texas economy for assigning the property tax replacement sales and use tax, exemptions for residential living cost reductions, and the full scope of taxes being replaced under the Texas Property Tax Replacement plan, showing the math behind the reduced sales tax rate required to end property taxes in Texas.
Texas 5% Plan to End Property Taxes - Better for Renters
Concerns regarding the impact of the Texas 5% Plan on renters are reasonable concerns, especially regarding the lowest income quintile population. This article addresses these concerns and the landlords who are already not paying property taxes under special laws.
From Ballot to Handoff: How the Texas Property Tax Replacement Plan Actually Gets Done
The Texas Property Tax Replacement Plan is a complex series of legislative steps and events that will replace the Texas property tax system with a modernized Sales and Use Tax system with special citizen protections built in. This article provides the full plan timeline from proposed date of passage in the 90th legislative session through the end of the transition period.
Ending Property Taxes - Retaining Home Rule for Cities Satisfied
The plan to end property taxes by replacing it with flat, no exemptions sales tax does not disrupt city charters or interfere with the rights of cities to manage their own affairs. A constitutional amendment is required to end property taxes, but will not take away self governance, funding, or control over their interests.
The Economic Resilience of Texas - Sales Taxes Justified
Critics of ending property taxes, replacing it with a flat sales tax, suggest that economic volatility and lack of resilience make a sales tax unreliable as a means of revenue for government. This article uses real data to demonstrate such a position to be ungrounded in reality.
Safeguarding Truth and Identity in the Digital Age: The Protecting Truth and Identity Act
Protecting Truth and Identity online is becoming increasingly important in the AI age. As your representative, I will author the Digital Truth and Identity Act to give citizens the power to correct the record and seek justice against those who abuse their identity.
We Can End Property Taxes
We can replace property taxes, franchise taxes, and all other tax revenues for the state with a flat, no exemptions sales tax on all transactions, saving Texas households up to $4,000 annually and make Texas the most affordable state in the union.