Texas tax loophole drains homeowner burden in Dallas area
Dallas Morning News highlights how commercial property owners use a 1997 state law change to lower taxable values by pointing to the Towers at Williams Square in Las Colinas and broader Dallas County data. The tactic shifts billions in tax load to residential homeowners, funding schools and services. The Legislature should close the loophole.
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Texas
Dallas Morning News
Matthew Watkins
Williams Square
Las Colinas
Dallas County
Dallas
Austin
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact Details Listed
A list of congressional and state officials with office addresses in Midland Odessa Austin and Washington D C includes U S Rep Mike Conaway R Midland and U S Rep Pete Gallego D plus U S Sen John Cornyn R and U S Sen Ted Cruz R with district and state office locations phone numbers and emails Also Tryon Lewis Kel Seliger Sen Carlos Aresti and other Texas officials are shown with addresses and contact methods for the Austin Midland Odessa and Amarillo offices and Capitol offices.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
State
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Texas
Sen
Carlos Aresti
San Antonio
Capitol Station
Winner Pulitzer Prize 1988 Canty Publisher Laura Dennis Editor
The note credits Patrick Canty as publisher and Laura Dennis as editor for a statement emphasizing freedom and self-control. It asserts freedom as a divine gift, not political grant, aligning with moral guides like the Coveting Commandment and the Golden Rule.
Reunion with my seventh grade English teacher sparks Christmas joy
Mark W. Hendrickson recounts meeting Ted Walters, his eighth grade English teacher, 50 years after separation. They reunite at Olive Garden in Cranberry Township, sharing memories, a moment of focused connection, and renewed friendship. Hendrickson urges readers to seek out influential teachers and express appreciation for their impact.
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Ted Walters
Mr. Walters
Walters
Ted
Mark
Pat
Eileen
Olive Garden
Cranberry Township
Mark W. Hendrickson
Center For Vision & Values
Grove City College
City letter argues for church-state separation in Odessa
Clifton Stuckey writes that government endorsement of religion, such as mayoral prayer events, privileges one faith over others. He asserts constitutional protections for minorities, urges neutrality in state affairs, and notes such endorsements undermine equal rights and unity in Odessa.
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Tommy Clark
Clark
Secular
Texas
Odessa
Lee
Turner
Mr. Clark
United States
Clifton Stuckey
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Texas View
Point Legislature
Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Jeff Korterba
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