For reflective Americans, the end of the year is a time for assessment. It’s a period when our accounts, personal and public, are due. For one group in particular—the American professional...
Liberty Report: Abbott Touts Misleading Tax Cuts
Recently, Texas politicians took a victory lap as Gov. Greg Abbott signed what they claimed—at $18 billion—to be the “largest property tax cut in Texas history!” The problem with their boasting is...
Liberty Report: ‘Chestfeeding’ Kills
It can be hard to predict where social trends will take our country. Often, things we thought would ruin America proved harmless. But because we put a premium on liberty, we tend to adopt a...
Liberty Report: ‘The Great Experiment’ of Modern Times
Happy Birthday to America. On this, the week of our 246th year, we celebrate — or we ought to commemorate — the sacred injunction of the Founders to keep secure our unalienable rights of “Life,...
Liberty Report: COVID Talk Is Being Suppressed
No matter what the temperature in Texas—and it sure does seem close to that of the earth’s core this week—our freedom to work, to move, and to enjoy the liberty of the summer months feels like a...
Liberty Report: The Largest Spending Increase in Texas History
At the end of the school year, Texas children know two things: First, summer has arrived, and with it all the joy that two months of liberty can afford. Second, report cards will be sent home. For...
Liberty Report: Corporate Tax Breaks Are Bad for Texans
Late Sunday night, the Texas Legislature approved a new plan for corporate tax breaks. Or rather, they took Chapter 313, proposed legislation that grants companies discounts on school property...
Liberty Report: Invisible Tyranny, Texas-Style
Tyranny is exercised in all sorts of creative ways. Sometimes we feel it overtly, as often is the case when government circumscribes our liberty. But sometimes tyrannical forces remain hidden or are...
Liberty Report: It Can Take DEI a Long Time To DIE
Leftist ideologues maintain a multi-billion-dollar grievance industry by burrowing deep into our cultural and financial institutions. Once people catch on to the perniciousness of their...
Liberty Report: Pay Up or Don’t Drive
“Follow the science,” we’ve been told over the past few years. It’s a helpful injunction when applied properly and honestly. While in the Senate, the Texas ‘Passenger Vehicle Safety Inspection...
Liberty Report: No Half-Measures on School Choice
That school choice is even a remotely controversial topic in Texas is sad. That this debate pertains to the most precious resource on the planet — children — makes it worse. And what our...
Liberty Report: Property Tax Abatements
In functioning democratic-capitalist societies it is typical for the government to refund citizens who overpay on their taxes. In Texas, hitherto the freest and most liberty-loving state in the...
Liberty Report: Overthrowing Our Texan Monarchy
No one leaves the Texas State Senate without a few legislative regrets. High on my list is the failure—but not for want of trying over four years—to implement term limits. Now, every schoolchild in...
Think Texas: Guaranteed Basic Income a Bad Use of Tax Dollars
The Dallas Morning News refers to it as couch-cushion money, but the $20 million of “unallocated sales tax revenue” the City of Dallas found recently still seems like a lot of money. The City plans...
What to Repair Before You List Your Home for Sale
When you’re getting ready to list your home, it’s of the utmost importance to ensure you are showing it in the best light. Taking time to highlight its strengths and fix up some of its possible...
By Kylah Artz | Oct 31, 2022
Which Down Payment Strategy is Right for You?
WHICH DOWN PAYMENT STRATEGY IS RIGHT FOR YOU? You’ve most likely heard the rule: Save for a 20-percent down payment before you buy a home. The logic behind saving 20 percent is solid, as it shows...
By Kylah Artz | Oct 27, 2022
What is a Home Appraisal?
Let's say that you finally found the perfect home and one of the first items on your closing checklist is the home appraisal. So, what exactly is that? The home appraisal is essentially a value...
By Kylah Artz | Oct 11, 2022
It’s Scary How Much Big Tech Knows About You
October is here, which according to Millennials means it is officially “Spooky Season.” And while Texas is home to a number of haunted houses and spooky events that will surely raise your blood...
Mortgage Rates Jump
The monthly mortgage payment on a $400,000 loan is about $2,470 compared to $1,660 a year ago, the National Association of REALTORS® reports. The average for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed...
By Kylah Artz | Oct 3, 2022
Football on the 40: Previewing Texas vs. Texas Tech
The Texas Longhorns football team is primed and ready to begin Big 12 conference play. The first three games of the season have shown Texas fans that the program is on track, but the Longhorns have...
Townhouse vs. Condo: Which You Should Buy
Whether it’s your first time buying a home or you're looking to downsize from the house you already have, townhouses and condos are both great options. Check out the differences between the two to...
By Kylah Artz | Sep 19, 2022