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Conservatives
in Texas have worked hard to get conservatives
elected to office. For the first time, Republicans
hold every statewide office and the majority in
both the Texas House and Senate. But government
is continuing to grow. Now the real work begins!
The
hallways of our state capitol are not filled with
individuals lobbying on behalf of taxpayers, but
millions of our tax dollars are being used to
lobby for more of our tax dollars.
Here
are the facts:
- If
state spending had been held to inflation plus
population increases from 1990-2003, Texas taxpayers
could have saved $8.7 billion in 2003.
- Local
government spending exceeded population growth
and inflation from 1992 to 2002, costing Texas
taxpayers an additional $3.5 billion in 2002.
- School
district spending outpaced population and inflation
from 1990-2001 costing Texas taxpayers $5.4
billion more in property taxes in 2000-01.
Americans
for Prosperity's Citizen Watchdog Program has
been launched to give taxpayers a voice. The Citizen
Watchdog Program's mission is to train citizens
to monitor spending in their own backyards (city,
county and ISD spending) as well as to monitor
the votes of their state and federal elected officials.
Conservative officeholders who truly believe in
limited government are given the cover they need
to continue to work to limiting the growth of
government, while those that have “lost their
way” are held accountable.
Training
schools have been held in Austin, Houston, Corpus
Christi and San Antonio.
Americans
for Prosperity Foundation, in partnership with
the Leadership Institute, is offering citizen
leadership training schools in Tyler August 21
& 22 and Dallas, Sept. 11& 12. Those wishing
to register may email mmartinez@afptx.org
. free of charge (registration is usually
$125 for the Leadership Institute grassroots training
schools). For information go to http://www.americansforprosperity.org/tx/calendar.html
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