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Your local entities are finalizing their property tax rates for the year. Everyone promises they’ll lower property taxes and yet homeowners don’t feel relief – why? A few facts:
If leaders in Austin followed the Texas Constitution (Art. VII, Sec. 1) & properly funded the “support & maintenance of an efficient system of public schools” your prop tax bills would be cut in half.
But that’s not the only place the State is shortchanging property taxpayers. In August alone, #TarrantCounty paid approx. $2.3 million to cover the costs of housing inmates that belong to the state system. Folks, that’s $28 million annually.
🧵CONTENT WARNING: Medical neglect, violence, pregnancy, fetal death, death.
It’s impossible to express the frustration, sadness and rage we shared with our community when we read Kelly Masten’s story last week.
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It’s impossible to express the frustration, sadness and rage we shared with our community when we read Kelly Masten’s story last week.
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On Apr 11, 38 yr old Kelly Masten who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy, was arrested during a mental health crisis call. Kelly's almost daily seizures from the age of 2, have left her with the capacity of a 5-6 yr. old. Unable to read, write or take care of most daily needs.
Despite repeated requests from family to have her transported to JPS hospital, she was arrested and confined in a single cell in Tarrant co jail.
What followed is a horrific example of how carceral systems are designed to fail human beings, especially the most vulnerable ones.
What followed is a horrific example of how carceral systems are designed to fail human beings, especially the most vulnerable ones.
@TexasScorecard is here at upcoming @MayorBetsyPrice press conference.
Sources say she will announce she will not be a candidate for re-election this year. #FTWCouncil
Sources say she will announce she will not be a candidate for re-election this year. #FTWCouncil
Sources believe lawyer Dee Kelley Jr, Deborah Peoples, and Councilman @WBByrd are likely candidates. @AnnZadeh may join the race. Possible but unlikely is State Rep. Ramon Romero. #FTWCouncil
Councilman @CaryMoon_FW tells @TexasScorecard 1/: “Betsy Price is the longest serving mayor of our city fir a reason. She cares for our city, she is a good executive, and she is one heck of a politician. She has earned her spot as one of the great mayors of FW.”
