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Angie Chen Button, Texas House District 112 Angie Chen Button has been endorsed by the Empower Texans PAC in the 2008 general election. Tags: 112 angie button chen empower house pac texans texas |
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Is the classroom a worksite? Teachers rightly worry about not getting the professional respect they deserve. Doing the most to tarnish their reputation are the unions that claim to represent them. For example, the Texas State Teachers Association refers to the classroom as a "worksite." That might be an appropriate designation for a demolition zone, but a classroom?! Tags: public education reform teacher union empower texans for fiscal responsibility worksite state teachers association |
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A conversation with State Rep. Will Hartnett A leading voice for reform and conservative principles in the Texas Legislature, Will Hartnett of Dallas talks about the issues facing Texas this election season, and beyond. Tags: Will Hartnett Texas House Legislature Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Dallas County Republican |
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Get Unions Out Of The Classroom Teachers in Texas' public school classrooms aren't paid what they should be -- thanks to the state's teacher unions. And only half of each education dollar goes to the classroom. (Corrected) Tags: texas classroom federation fiscal responsibility teacher pay empower texans union afl-cio |
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Chartering New Options In Education Using Texas' existing charter school laws to reform education for teachers, kids, parents and taxpayers. Tags: public education teacher charter school choice options empower texans for fiscal responsibility michael quinn sullivan |
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Meet Dr. Mark Shelton Mark Shelton is the Republican nominee for the Texas House, district 97. A pediatrician, he'll face Democrat Dan Barrett in the November election. Tags: Mark Shelton Texas House Legislature Empower Texans PAC |
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Battle: Proper Lifting Technique B.O. Battle enforces OSHA rules. Tags: proper lifting procedure OSHA B.O Battle Empower Texans |
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Is Public Education A Sound Investment? Texas taxpayers have footed the bill for a 53% increase in public education spending the last decade, even though enrollment has gone up only 15%. The result? SAT scores are down and the public is getting wise to the scam. Tags: public education spending texas schools school academic achievement taxpayers empower texans fiscal responsibility |
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Gotta Fill To Stop The Drill? Barack Obama's energy policy seems to be based on regular maintenance checks for all motor vehicles. How would that be enforced? We asked our resident government regulator, B.O. Battle. Tags: Barack Obama under-inflated tires air pressure regulations government regulator regs Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility |
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Battle On Under-Inflated Car Tires: Gotta Fill To Stop The Drill Keep those tires inflated to save gas -- "Gotta fill to stop the drill!" -- or else government regulator B.O. Battle is going to bring on the pain. Tags: Barack Obama under-inflated tires air pressure regulations government regulator regs Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility |
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Taxers' Gym Total Video Workout Need to knock-out pesky taxpayers? We can help! Have cries for tax-relief made it harder to increase revenue? We can show you how! Tags: Taxpayers bureaucrats taxes Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility political commercial commentary analysis |
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Taxpayer Hero Wayne Christian talks about government spending. State Rep. Wayne Christian of Center talks about why voters should consider government spending when they go to the ballot box. Tags: Wayne Christian government conservative Texas Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility spending taxes |
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A conversation with State Rep. Betty Brown Betty Brown of Terrell is one of Texas' taxpayer champions and a strong legislative leader. We caught up with her recently and talked about the issues facing the Lone Star State. Tags: Betty Brown Texas House voting ballot Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility illegal alien voter ID |
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A conversation with Mike Anderson Mike Anderson is a candidate for state representative in Mesquite, TX, who defeated the incumbent in the Republican primary. Find out what motivated this former mayor to run for the Legislature. Tags: Mike Anderson Texas Mesquite HD 101 House District Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility |
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Taxpayer Funded Lobbying: The Price Is Wrong! How much would you pay someone to work against you? The price is higher than you think! Tax dollars are often used by city, school and county governments in Texas to fight taxpayer interests -- hiring outside lobbyists to work the state Capital. The City of Denton recently spent $81,000 to retain a lobby firm to fight "stricter limits on tax revenue a city can collect." Tags: texas taxpayer funded lobbying denton Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Americans Prosperity taxpayer-funded |
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Be An Urban Forester! See the recruiting video! The Texas Forest Service is handing out grants to cities looking to hire urban foresters. They are on the front-lines in the battle to save Mother Earth from global warming and preserve the mental health of city-dwellers. Tags: global warming Texas Forest Service Urban Forester Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility city cities waste |
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A conversation with Taxpayer Hero Bryan Hughes How likely is it for Texas taxpayers to finally escape the property tax burden? State Rep. Bryan Hughes says it is a function of turning out to vote... And participating in races up and down the ballot. Tags: Bryan Hughes property taxes Texas Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility voter turnout |
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Abolishing The School Property Tax For decades Texas' school property tax to fund "maintenance and operations" has been causing troubles for taxpayers -- skyrocketing burdens, lawsuits and confusion. Legislators, taxpayers, school boards and judges have all taken cracks at reforming a system that is fundamentally irreparable. Now a group of legislators, led by Phil King, are looking to do something about it: end the system and replace it. Tags: Phil King property taxes Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility sales tax fair abolish |
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Texas Taxpayer Airlines: Something Wasteful In The Air Just 5 years ago Republicans were talking about selling off the state's fleet of private planes for elected officials and bureaucr Just 5 years ago Republicans were talking about selling off the state's fleet of private planes for elected officials and bureaucrats "official use" are sticking high travel costs to the taxpayer -- sometimes double the cost of commercial flights! One elected official, Ag Commissioner Todd Staples, flew more than the next two combined! Tags: Todd Staples Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility taxpayer airline airplanes jet waste |
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Wrong Price: Craig Eiland's Ghost (non)-Worker Even when legislators appear to be frugal, they still get the price wrong! Such is the case with Democrat State Rep. Craig Eiland, who hired a former legislator as a "full-time" employee for $300 a month -- plus wildly lucrative benefits paid for by taxpayers. Tags: Craig Eiland Texas House Ghost Worker Employee Galveston Empower Texans for Fiscal Responsibility |