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TxDot launches Safe Phone Zones at rest areas, travel information centers across state

Special to The Leader AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation today announced the implementation of Safe PhoneZones at 55 Safety Rest Areas and Travel ...

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Cities ‘disingenuous’ on taxes, senator says

By Kenric Ward Watchdog.org A battle between Texas cities and the state Legislature broke out Tuesday, with property taxpayers in ...

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Nichols and Huffman file License to Carry Fee Reform Act

Special to The Leader   Austin, TX – This week, State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) and Senator Joan ...

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Occupational licensing rules spark backlash

By Kenric Ward Watchdog.org Marching into the Texas Capitol to demand that unlicensed interior decorators be prohibited from plying ...

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Revenue cap would threaten public safety, job creation and roads

Special to The Leader   AUSTIN – The Texas Municipal League today denounced a state Senate committee’s recommendation ...

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Survey: Texas Ranks Near Bottom for Charitable Giving

By Mark Richardson Texas News Service   AUSTIN, Texas – Giving Tuesday is when people are encouraged to ...

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Tax protest study stirs Lubbock Appraisal District

By Kenric Ward Watchdog.org Property owners protesting appraised values in Lubbock County are more likely to succeed when they ...

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Judge puts halt on new overtime rule

Special to The Leader A Texas judge put the brakes on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new federal ...

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DHS shuts down aerial surveillance on border

By Kenric Ward Watchdog.org The U.S. Department of Homeland Security quietly shut down Operation Phalanx, an aerial surveillance program ...

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Babin Receives “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” and “A” Rating from National Taxpayers Union

Special to The Leader Washington, DC – Thursday, U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) was presented with the “Taxpayers’ Friend ...

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