MARCH 12, 2012. PRESS RELEASE ParkerCountySheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating an armed robbery/home invasion which occurred Friday, March 9, 2012, shortly after 7 p.m. ParkerCountySheriff Larry Fowler said the victims reported two armed, unknown Hispanic male suspects forced their way into the home in the 100 block of Cahill Courtin Weatherford, and stole a [...]
The Democrats’ stealth influence in the Texas House
House Speaker 101 ******** by Matt Stiles A popular perception of the Texas House of Representatives in 2003 and in 2009 sees the two legislative sessions as very similar because during each there existed a Republican majority and a Republican speaker. Here I present a different vision suggesting that, in important respects, the 2009 House [...]
The truth about Federal Health Care “Reform”
Tax & Spend 101 Did you know – You will be paying $592.2 billion in new taxes over ten years, including $210.2 billion in Medicare payroll taxes and investment income tax increases. Your federal government will spend $1.33 trillion in new spending in the first ten years (2010-‐2019). The Constitution does not authorize the federal [...]
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Excessive Spending 101 Did you know – the teacher to non-teacher ratio in Texas public schools is basically one non- teacher for every teacher, a 1:1 ratio ! total Texas public school expenditures increased 334.5 percent from 1987 to 2007, an increase of 142 percent when adjusting for inflation. Texas’ per-pupil costs increased from $3,659 [...]
