Terri Hall
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@TxTurf
Started taxpayer revolt against tolling freeways in 2005. Leading the fight against the kill switch. Defending travel freedom in txlege & across the USA
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A Travis County district court closed a case on a 2021 statewide ballot proposition this month. @TxTurf said the court's decision “protects the taxpayers, and brings back ballot transparency, and that is the number one success from this lawsuit.” thetexan.news/judicial/travi…
While you were sleeping, the Commerce Department announced that it has - via the CHIPS Act* - taken SEVEN new equity stakes in private semiconductor firms. American Socialism continues apace. nist.gov/news-events/ne… *Which doesn't expressly authorize govt equity stakes.
If you're angry about Texas's multi-billion-dollar data center tax exemptions (projected to cost $3.3 billion for the 2028–29 biennium, up from an original estimate of $14.6 million for 2014–15), you should be. But that's just one piece of a much bigger corporate welfare machine, promulgated by both Republicans & Democrats. Texas also hands out Chapter 312 tax abatements, JETI school tax limitations, Chapter 380/381 incentive agreements, Texas Enterprise Fund grants, Enterprise Zone tax refunds, TIRZ subsidies, Type A & B economic development sales taxes, industrial revenue bonds, film incentives, semiconductor grants, workforce subsidies, & SO MANY MORE. All of it is sold under the guise of "economic development," but at its core it's government picking winners & losers with taxpayer dollars & preferential tax treatment. The problem of CORPORATE WELFARE gets worse with every #txlege session. Government shouldn't be picking winners & losers. Broad-based tax relief for everyone beats targeted tax breaks, abatements, & subsidies for politically connected industries EVERY time. It is BEYOND time to end the rent-seeking at the expense of taxpayers.
Punch down. Punch up. But by all means keep punchin'. Fauci, all agency personnel, and all the elected officials who acted like little tyrants during coronavirus need to be exposed for their hubris and deadly actions.
The Texas Senate Finance Committee will meet today to discuss several interim charges, including a 2013 state law authorizing a tax break for data centers. .@GregAbbott_TX has called for stricter regulations on data centers in the state. #txlege thetexan.news/state/legislat…
A “temporary” visa… with a 30-year mortgage. Think about that. The H-1B program has evolved into one of the biggest immigration loopholes in America, and the financial industry knows it.
Agree.
Good. I’ve been trying to fight them in Texas for multiple sessions… But Texas House “Republican” Speakers (including the current one) have been protecting FLOCK and ALPRs systems.
Thank you @realmitchlittle and @brianeharrison for sounding the alarm on Flock. As Mitch rightly noted: no one voted for this. There is no legislation authorizing it. Yet taxpayer dollars are paying for a warrantless surveillance grid that tracks cars by more than just plates. The Fourth Amendment is not a suggestion! texasscorecard.com/state/who-gave…
Please contact my office at 972-923-0264, as I'd love to hear the details of what @UTAustin is up to this time. As insane as it is... TxLege has NOT banned DEI in public university academics. (In fact, the Texas government continues to spend tax dollars on DEI.)
It turns out Flock Safety Cameras love and demand privacy, but only for themselves and their employees - Flock business location says you can’t film - Flock moved locations but they instructed the old building to not give out their location to anyone asking - Security guard at Flock building says he doesn’t consent to being filmed and he doesn’t want to be “under surveillance” Here’s where it gets really crazy - The new flock building is identified but they won’t put their name on the building, or on any of the building signs - Security won’t confirm Flock is in the building - No one is allowed to film, no one is even allowed to access any floors in the building Flock demands extremely privacy, but only for themselves Americans must be under surveillance but for them, you can’t even film outside an old building…. Amazing….
While Americans are focused on other things, like how to make ends meet in the face of a rapidly rising cost of living, tomorrow the House will vote to merge our military technology and supply chains with Israel’s. Our Founder’s would be appalled at what Congress is doing now.
We should not let up. Codify Trump border policies. Now.
The House will soon take 2 votes that will compromise our sovereignty by merging our military technology & supply chain with Israel‘s. ❌TODAY’s vote on H Res 1438 brings the NDAA to the floor WITHOUT a vote on striking section 219. ❌TOMORROW’s vote is to pass the NDAA.
The average American is surveilled 6–8 times every day through Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs). The PRIVACY Act requires federal law enforcement to obtain a warrant before accessing surveillance data. The Fourth Amendment is not a suggestion. DON’T SPY ON ME.
Yes, indeed. Some of us have walked this talk - trying to both limit expansive use of commerce clause AND make protection for minor children being mutilated by the “trans lobby” more likely to pass (funding hook), yet were labeled as “pro-trans” by certain “leaders” in Texas…
REPUBLICANS HAVE NO INTENTION OF PASSING THE SAVE ACT. Voter ID polls well, so GOP is using Democrat intransigence to score political points. That’s it. This week we vote on a CR to fund government thru DECEMBER which means the plan to attach SAVE to an approps bill is a bust.
The big picture on the economy: everyone wants to call it an "affordability crisis," when really, it’s inflation. If your wages haven't kept pace, your purchasing power has been quietly eaten away. And the reason is simple: Washington keeps printing money to cover a $2 trillion deficit it refuses to close. We're devaluing the dollar every single day to pay for spending we never dared to cut. @Varneyco
