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Here is today's Texas Minute.

– Michael Quinn Sullivan 

Thursday, September 26, 2019
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• The Democrats’ latest attempt to impeach President Trump will require them running over Barack Obama’s legacy and tossing Joe Biden’s remaining presidential aspirations in the dumpster. Never mind, of course, that the transcript of Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president showed nothing improper took place.
     

• My prediction: Trump will thrive, the Democrats are doomed.

         
• While it might sound good in Washington, Jim Ellis explains in a new commentary that impeachment proceedings might not be seen as such a good idea back home for some Democrat congressmen. 
    
• Will Texas homeowners’ 2019 property tax bills be higher or lower than they were last year? Despite bold promises from state officials this year, Erin Anderson reports the answer still depends largely on the actions of locally elected officials.
       
• “Spending drives all taxes. To keep Texans’ property tax bills from growing ever higher, local officials must not only lower tax rates to offset rising property values, they must keep local spending under control.” – Erin Anderson
     
• The city council in Denton, though, has joined a growing number of local governments across Texas in a property tax revolution by adopting property tax rates favoring taxpayers over growing government. Robert Montoya has the details.
      
• Austin schools may soon teach children a new curriculum promoting high-risk sexual behavior. Jacob Asmussen reports a group of parents are speaking out against the controversial plan, which is to be voted on in November.
      
• “I consider this a direct assault on Hispanic family culture,” said Caryl Ayala, co-founder of the local group Concerned Parents of Texas in opposing the Austin Independent School District’s curriculum proposal.
      
• State Rep. Mike Lang, a two-term North Texas lawmaker and chairman of the Texas House Freedom Caucus, has decided to seek local office in Hood County rather than run for re-election. Erin Anderson has the story.

• In a new commentary, State Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) writes that while shooting incidents are a time for mourning, they should not be used as a justification to undermine our governing principles.
   
• “While improving the lives of Texans is a good goal, conservatives understand the most fundamental job we have as elected officials is to protect the individual rights of the citizens we serve.” – Rep. Tony Tinderholt
     
• The live roundtable on Second Amendment issues is scheduled to include former State Rep. Matt Rinaldi, Rachel Malone from Gun Owners of America, and Chris McNutt of Texas Gun Rights. Join us live at 11:30am today.
      
• The east Texas city of Gilmer is now the sixth in the state to ban abortion within its city limits. Texas Right to Life notes the city council voted 4-1 to make the city a safe haven for the unborn.

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