Image: Texas Governor Greg Abbott didn’t mince words about his position on banning taxpayer-funded lobbying, a move which would dramatically shift influence back to Texas citizens over paid special interest groups. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Austin, March 16 – The hearing before the Senate Special Committee on Property Tax Reform on February 6, 2019, […]
Image: Former Montgomery County Judge Alan B. “Barb” Sadler, one of the most revered political leaders in our community, spoke to the Montgomery County Tea Party on Monday, November 18, 2019, concerning “Issues and Threats to the Future of Montgomery County.” The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, November 19 – One of the most revered political […]
Conroe, June 20 – At the Republican Party of Texas Convention this past Saturday, June 16, 2018, 8,500 Republican leaders voted to set as one of the top five legislative priorities for the 86th Texas Legislature the passage of a prohibition on taxpayer-funded lobbying. Specifically, the State GOP made a priority to “Pass legislation to […]
Austin, June 7 – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted the petition for discretionary review in the criminal case against Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal for alleged conspiracy to violate the Texas Open Meetings Act yesterday. The Court of Criminal Appeals has not yet granted the petitions in the criminal cases against Precinct 2 […]
Image: Criminally-indicted co-defendants Craig Doyal (lame duck Montgomery County Judge) and Charlie Riley (Precinct 2 County Commissioner) enjoy some refreshments at a bank together in late April, 2018. Austin, May 12 – The ultra-liberal, pro-government spending, and anti-citizen lobbying groups, the Texas Municipal League and Texas Association of Counties, celebrating their work with liberal House […]
Image: A campaign handler gave Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley directions what to say right before he spoke to the Lake Conroe Area Republican Women on Thursday, February 1, 2018. Conroe and Austin, February 4 – While the Republican Party of Texas Platform, the Montgomery County Republican Party Executive Committee, and every Republican […]
Conroe, April 21 – The Montgomery County government’s budget includes annual dues of $2,440 to Texas Association of Counties (TAC), an anti-citizen, pro-taxation, pro-government-spending lobbying and special interest group that is vociferously fighting against Senate Bill 2, Senator Paul Bettencourt’s (R-Houston) proposed legislation which would limit property tax increases and enact reforms of local appraisal […]
Conroe, March 14 – Precinct 1 County Commissioner Mike Meador received the “Golden Hammer Award” for “hammering the taxpayers” with his propaganda statements about “unfunded state mandates” with which he has tried to justify increased County spending. Meador has consistently taken positions that oppose law enforcement funding on the Commissioner Court and the statements he’s […]
Image: “The Cost of Government: Six Significant Cost-Drivers Not Addressed by SB 2,” Report of Texas Association of Counties, County Judges and Commissioners Association, and others. Austin, March 7 – As part of their efforts to defeat meaningful property tax reform during the 85th Texas Legislature, the Texas Association of Counties (TAC), the County Judges […]
