Category Archives: Parker County Issues

Another One Bites The Dust: House Version Of GOP Priorities Being Killed

By parkercountyblog on May 1, 2019

Texas Sscorecard, By Michael Quinn Sullivan|April 30, 2019

Speaker Bonnen’s leadership team appears be reneging on a deal to advance legislation banning taxpayer funded lobbying.

While legislation dealing with the issue passed the Texas Senate weeks ago, lawmakers in the Texas House are signaling the death of a measure banning taxpayer-funded lobbying. This would be the fourth of five priorities of the Republican Party of Texas to be dealt a potential death blow by House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s leadership team.

A constituent of State Rep. Will Metcalf (R-Conroe) was told by his staff that Mayes Middleton’s House Bill 281 is “dead.” The legislation would ban local governments from using taxpayer resources to hire lobbyists.

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State Rep Phil King’s Legislative Update

By parkercountyblog on April 29, 2019

Facts About Texas Property Tax Appraisal Process

Many of you have called our office to share your frustrations about your recent appraisal. I completely understand and share your frustrations. My appraisal for a home I have owned for over 25 years also skyrocketed. Appraisals are managed and set at the city and county level. Tax rates are set at the city and county level. The state does not impose a property tax. I strongly encourage you to file a protest. I am. We still have 5 weeks of the legislative session left and providing property tax relief to constituents is my number one priority. I have several amendments prepared to try to freeze appraisals and slow down the growth and provide targeted tax relief.

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Watauga woman killed 5 days after getting protective order against suspect

By parkercountyblog on April 26, 2019

The article below clearly shows the absurdity in passing another gun law that if in effect at the time of this murder, would not have changed the outcome. If the victim however, had been armed and trained, she most likely would still be alive. I believe more guns, not less, is the solution!

More of our Constitutionally protected freedom is surrendered each time another law is passed.

Police shot and killed a man who was served with a protective order restricting him from being at the house. Officers shot and killed the man after he grabbed a shotgun, police said. SWAT officers saw a dead woman in the house during a search. By Mitch Mitchell

A woman who received an emergency protective order prohibiting a man from approaching her house was found dead by SWAT officers who searched that home on Monday.

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Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, Student Loan Repayment Assistance for Peace Officers and Targeted Property Tax Relief

By parkercountyblog on April 20, 2019

HB 16 – Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act

This week the Texas House passed an important bill that protects infants who survive abortion procedures, ensuring they receive the same care given to any other child born in a hospital. HB 16 creates causes of action for the surviving child or their parent / legal guardian to pursue against a physician who fails to provide appropriate medical treatment to the child. It creates a similar cause of action for the Texas Attorney General to pursue against the physician on behalf of the state. Along with outlining strong protections to ensure the women who seek the abortion are shielded from liability in accordance with state law, it establishes a reporting mechanism so a person who has knowledge of a physician’s failure to provide appropriate medical care can be reported to the Office of the Attorney General. HB 16 is a strong stance to defend life in Texas.

HB 1313 – Targeted Property Tax Relief

This week I laid out HB 1313 in the House Committee on Ways & Means. HB 1313 is one of several bills I have filed that would provide targeted tax relief for Texans and is a priority issue for me.

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Texas House to Ratify Robin Hood

By parkercountyblog on April 8, 2019

By Cary Cheshire|April 1, 2019

It turns out that the “Texas Plan,” as the school finance reform legislation has been billed, will continue to allow taxes and Robin Hood payments to climb.

The Texas House is preparing to vote on legislation on Wednesday that will increase your property taxes.Yes, you read that correctly— increase your property taxes.

Despite making grandiose promises to provide real tax relief and meaningful reform, lawmakers plan to vote on a proposal Wednesday that will permit property tax burdens to continue swelling after a momentary two-year reprieve.

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Commissioners readying for Clean-Up Day

By parkercountyblog on March 27, 2019

Weatherford Democrat, by Autumn Owens, March 27, 2019

Parker County Clean-Up Day is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and county commissioners discussed the dos and don’ts of the annual event as well as what residents should expect on that day.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Larry Walden and his crew will be set up at 1111 Farm-to-Market Road 1189 in Brock, and broke down what residents can bring and what they can’t bring to the county clean-up.

“We will take items that their garbage service doesn’t take,” Walden said.

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Nazism, Fascism, and Socialism Are All Rooted in Communism

By parkercountyblog on March 17, 2019 | 3 Comments

, by Joshua Philipp, June 4, 2018 Updated: June 18, 2018

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walk in front of soldiers in Venice, Italy, in June 1934. (Istituto Nazionale Luce)

The concept of a “far left” that is opposed to a “far right” is false. The systems placed on the two ends of that spectrum, including socialism, fascism, and Nazism, are all rooted in communism. And all of them share beliefs in core communist concepts, including state collectivism, planned economies, and class struggle.

All of them were merely different interpretations of Marxism, and played heavily in global politics just after World War I, at a time when the ideas of Karl Marx failed to materialize and communists had gone back to the drawing board.

Before we get into the history of these divergent systems, however, we first need to understand the rift between socialism and communism.

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It’s Been 20 Years

By parkercountyblog on December 20, 2018

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For those of you who were not here in Parker County 20 years ago, you may not know about the horrendous incident that destroyed four families. A driver in a drunken stupor, crashed his pickup into a car in which four young ladies were riding. All four were killed.

The following is an account from one who remembers

It’s been 20 years since this horrible night happened and I still think of these girls. I knew Lacey the best out of the girls and she even kicked my butt playing basketball a few times to be honest. I remember how she was always so nice and seemed to be smiling often.

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Bad Numbers

By parkercountyblog on December 3, 2018

Connecting today’s news with the research and opinion you need from TPPF experts.

What to know: Misleading statistics continue to dominate the school finance debate. They’re wrong, and they’re not helping move Texas forward, as just the latest example shows.

“According to the state’s recent budget projections, public schools are expected to see $55.4 billion in funding for the 2019 fiscal year, up from $44 billion in 2010. However, Texas is spending less per student by about 6.3 percent,” the Denton Record-Chronicle reports.

“Property owners will also end up shelling out more for schools. The local share of school revenue — the part funded by property taxes — will go up to 55.5 percent, while the state’s share will drop to 35 percent. Federal money fills in the gaps.”

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A $4 BILLION Dollar Electricity Tax May be Coming to You on December 7

By parkercountyblog on December 1, 2018 | 1 Comment

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) is holding an open meeting on Friday, December 7 at which the commissioners might make changes to a pricing rule that would impose an electricity “tax” on Texas consumers as high as $4 billion a year.

Electricity generators and wind industry representatives asked the PUC in October to adopt the electricity tax because they claim aren’t making enough money.

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Another One Bites The Dust: House Version Of GOP Priorities Being Killed

State Rep Phil King’s Legislative Update

Watauga woman killed 5 days after getting protective order against suspect

Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, Student Loan Repayment Assistance for Peace Officers and Targeted Property Tax Relief

Texas House to Ratify Robin Hood

Commissioners readying for Clean-Up Day

Nazism, Fascism, and Socialism Are All Rooted in Communism

It’s Been 20 Years

Bad Numbers

A $4 BILLION Dollar Electricity Tax May be Coming to You on December 7

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