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President Joe Biden, 1600 Pennsylvania, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414. U.S.Sen.TedCruz, Russell Senate Office Bulding 404, Washington, D.C. 20510. (202) 224-5922. Dallas office: LB 606, 10440 North CentralExpressway,Suite 1160, Dallas, TX 75231-2223. (214) 599-8749. U.S. Sen.

Capital Highlights

House Democrats’ tax plan would help renters Texas House Democrats unveiled a $20.9 billion plan for property tax relief that drops tax rates, increases the homestead exemption, gives annual rebates to renters, and includes pay raises for teachers, the Austin American- Statesman reported.

Affirmative Action Ruling Applauded

from The Colorado Springs Gazette Thursday's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down race-based college admissions prompted a predictable flinch and yet also implicit acceptance from higher ed in Colorado.

Capital Highlights

Senate passes tax bill as second special session begins The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Best Things First

by John Stossel For my new video, I asked people on the street, 'If you could spend $30 billion trying to solve the world's problems, how would you spend it?' 'Build houses ... address homelessness,' said a few. 'Spend on health care,' 'redistribution.

OnYour Payroll

President Joe Biden, 1600 Pennsylvania, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414. U.S.Sen.TedCruz, Russell Senate Office Bulding 404, Washington, D.C. 20510. (202) 224-5922. Dallas office: LB 606, 10440 North Central Expressway, Suite 1160, Dallas, TX 75231-2223. (214) 599-8749. U.S.Sen.

Letters

To the Editor: June 16, 2023 The latest town leveled by a tornado is Perryton, Texas. I lived there 3 years, and it was important to my journalism career.

Less Freedom

Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all! But government isn't Santa Claus. Government is force. Most every law takes away a little of our money or freedom or both. The Heritage Foundation ranks economic freedom across the globe.

Capital Highlights

Abbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed last week that Gov. Greg Abbott is sabotaging the Senate’s work because of their ongoing feud over which approach to property tax reform is best, The Dallas Morning News reported. Abbott vetoed three bills by Sen.

Stop the Far Right From Sabotaging Republicans

from The Colorado Springs Gazette Colorado Republican Reps. Ken Buck and Lauren Boebert each opposed the debt-limit compromise. Since the bill passed the Senate, Buck and Boebert have doubled down on blasting it as less than perfect.