By Zach Despart The Texas Democratic Party’s nominees for the state’s two top offices chastised Republican leaders for what they say was a tepid response to President Donald Trump’s inaccurate comments about Hurricane Harvey rescuers. During a visit to Pinkerton’s Barbecue on Friday afternoon, gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez said Gov. Greg Abbott failed to forcefully […]
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
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,
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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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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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.
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
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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The Democratic Nominee for the Lt. Governor position, Mike Collier, paid a visit to Victoria Tuesday evening, as part of a state-wide tour, to greet residents and share his vision for Texas if elected to the position. Collier, a 57 year old from Kingwood, is challenging incumbent Dan Patrick during the November General Election. The
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By: Jessica Priest A Democrat is trying to wrest the spotlight from Dan Patrick in the theater that is Texas politics without becoming part of the production. Mike Collier, 57, of Kingwood, is running for lieutenant governor against Patrick, a Republican who fought during the last legislative session for a bill that would require students to
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