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by Ashley Bean Thornton I am fascinated by the current stand-off between the Texas House of Representatives (and Governor Abbott) and the Texas Senate (and Lieutenant Governor Patrick) regarding property taxes.  In the first post of this series  I took a little time to educate myself about my own property tax bill.  In the second…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I am fascinated by the current stand-off between the Texas House of Representatives (and Governor Abbott) and the Texas Senate (and Lieutenant Governor Patrick) regarding property taxes.  In my last blog I took a little time to understand my property tax bill.  In this post I am attempting to explain the…

By Ashley Bean Thornton   I have been fascinated by the current stand-off between the Texas House of Representatives (and Governor Abbott) and the Texas Senate (and Lieutenant Governor Patrick) regarding property taxes.  But honestly, I didn’t know that much about property taxes, so I thought it might be smart for me to learn a…

Mike Pence campaign website: Home | Mike Pence for President (mikepence2024.com) By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates. I have been trying to sift through the campaign rhetoric to pick out what they are saying about issues and what they actually plan to do if they…

By Ashley Bean Thornton Chris Christie Campaign website: Chris Christie for President – Because the Truth Matters I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates. I have been trying to sift through the campaign rhetoric to pick out what they are saying about issues and what they actually plan to do if…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I am not personally acquainted with any drag queens, as far as I know.  (If you know differently, please fill me in!) I have never been to a drag show.  I’ve never even watched RuPaul’s Drag Race. I totally do not get the appeal of being a drag queen.  I despise…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I follow my Texas State Rep, Doc Anderson, on Facebook. Most of the posts on his page are non-controversial:  mentions of community events, patriotic pictures, a bit of history here and there, funny animal pics, the occasional Bible verse. Every now and then he posts a political meme poking fun at…

By Ashley Bean Thornton I read a book yesterday called The Breakaways. I did not like it.  I think the main reason I did not like it is that it is about a bunch of junior high girls, and I generally don’t like the whole “junior high” dynamic.  The kids in it are bratty and…

Tim Scott campaign website: Tim Scott for President (votetimscott.com) By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates to see if I can sift out what they actually plan to do.  In this post I summarize Tim Scott’s announcement speech.   Love it or hate it — I…

Ron DeSantis campaign website: Ron DeSantis for President | Ron DeSantis for President By Ashley Bean Thornton I have been summarizing the opening campaign speeches from the presidential candidates to see if I can sift out what they actually plan to do.  In this post I summarize Ron Desantis’ announcement speech.   Love it or…