May 2018

SanAngeloLive.com One Reason Your Property Taxes are Too High, and How this Democrat Proposes to Fix It

By: Joe Hyde SAN ANGELO, TX — The Lt. Governor of Texas Dan Patrick isn’t taking care of Texas property taxpayers, and the Democrat who is opposing Patrick in November wants you to know why and how to fix it. “Everywhere I go, people are mad about rising property valuations, and the higher property tax […]

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GoSanAngelo.com: Candidate for Lt. Governor talks about school safety and finance during San Angelo stop

By: Gloria Johns Mike Collier-D, candidate for Lt. Governor for the State of Texas, presented his views on public education, property tax reform, school safety, gun safety as it relates to arming teachers, and more during a town hall meeting Thursday at Fuentes Cafe. Having prior careers as an Exxon executive and PriceWaterhouseCoopers executive accountant,

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One Reason Your Property Taxes are Too High, and How this Democrat Proposes to Fix It

By: Joe Hyde SAN ANGELO, TX — The Lt. Governor of Texas Dan Patrick isn’t taking care of Texas property taxpayers, and the Democrat who is opposing Patrick in November wants you to know why and how to fix it. “Everywhere I go, people are mad about rising property valuations, and the higher property tax

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Reuters: Same grief, different outcomes: Texas mulls school safety

By: Erwin Seba Mike Collier, a Democrat running for Texas lieutenant governor, expressed skepticism that the talks would bring significant change. “Dozens of Texans have been killed in massacres just six months apart … and our state leadership feebly announces ‘roundtables,’” Collier said, alluding to the fatal shooting in November of 26 people at a

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CNN: According to Collier, Abbott and Patrick “consistently do nothing” after mass shootings.

By: Dakin Andone Mike Collier, a Democrat running for lieutenant governor, doesn’t buy it (Gov. Abbott’s goal to address the problem) either, saying Abbott and Dan Patrick “consistently do nothing” after mass shootings. “Now I’ve listened to their remarks today, and all I hear is talk,” Collier said in a press conference Friday. “Talk is cheap.

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Release: Huge Crowd Expected at Rally for Public Education in Downtown Houston this Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2018 Huge Crowd Expected at Rally for Public Education in Downtown Houston this Saturday Houston, TX — Saturday May 19th, along with the members of the American Federation of Teachers, Democrat Lt. Governor Nominee, Mike Collier, will speak at the “Rally for Public Education”, Discovery Green in downton Houston, Texas

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Waco Tribune guest columnist: State leaders reduce school funding, spur our property values, taxes

By: Ed Passalugo Assuming our lieutenant governor continues to crow about his distaste of higher and higher property taxes, when is the state going to start funding our schools at proper levels to alleviate property owners’ distress? When are he and his allies going to stop confounding citizens with fuzzy math that hides how state

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KWTX Waco: Candidate for Lt. Gov. makes a stop at local high school

By: Christopher Shadrock The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor made a stop Monday in Central Texas. Mike Collier campaigned at University High School in Waco, but before that he stopped by KWTX for a one-on-one interview. “I think the biggest issue with property taxes, is that property taxes are going up and school funding is

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