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School Finance Commission working group suggests key incentives to improve school performance

Posted On July 13, 2018 · Add Comment ·

From the Quorum Report:

A working group of the Public School Finance Commission has suggested spending $1 billion in the first year – and up to $2.5 billion [...]

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Klein ISD Voters Reject 9 Penny Property Tax Rate Increase by a 55-45% Margin

Posted On June 18, 2018 · Add Comment ·

HOUSTON – On a summer dog day, Saturday non-uniform election date Klein ISD voters rejected a proposed $0.09 Tax Rate Ratification Election by a 55-45% margin. Klein ISD’s Board of [...]

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Senator Bettencourt Says Integrity of the Texas Voter Roll is at Risk

Posted On June 13, 2018 · Add Comment ·

Houston – Texas State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) is speaking out against Harris County Tax Assessor Ann Harris Bennett’s (D-Houston) claim, as stated in the Washington Times, that she is [...]

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Are the “Dog Days of Summer” Setting in on Harris County Taxpayers?

Posted On May 13, 2018 · Add Comment ·

HOUSTON – Senator Bettencourt (R-Houston) is speaking out on behalf of taxpayers following the announcement by more than one taxing jurisdictions that special elections to raise property tax rates will [...]

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Taxpayer Alert: Multiple property tax rate increase elections are coming to Harris County within the next few months!

Posted On May 11, 2018 · Add Comment ·

Multiple property tax rate increase elections are coming to Harris County within the next few months! Klein ISD will vote this Monday, May 14, on whether to hold an election [...]

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Senate District Convention Presentation

Posted On March 26, 2018 · Add Comment ·
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Senator Bettencourt: Letter to the Editor

Posted On March 12, 2018 · Add Comment ·

Dear Editor,

I read the front-page story “Record number of Latinos fill ballot in Houston”, Houston Chronicle March 4th, and never have I seen such a numerical bias nor an [...]

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Republican Primary Voters Overwhelmingly Vote, 94%, for Property Tax Relief

Posted On March 8, 2018 · Add Comment ·

Houston, TX – Texas Republican Primary voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 10, patterned on Senate Bill 1, which called for property tax revenue increases of over 4% to obtain voter approval.  [...]

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Senator Bettencourt Presentation to Texas Oil and Gas Association

Posted On March 8, 2018 · Add Comment ·
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Texas AG Sends Cease and Desist Order to Three ISDs Following Sen. Bettencourt’s Opinion Request

Posted On February 16, 2018 · Add Comment ·

Houston – Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-Texas) has sent “cease and desist” letters to three Texas ISDs over allegations of “unlawful electioneering.” The school districts have until the close of [...]

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