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When you go shopping, what do you generally (key word) get taxed on? Non-necessities, and even then, only once. The Texas legislature has sent property tax “relief” to the governor’s desk. The average homeowner can expect an average of $500 in savings.  That’s good, except for one thing that we are ALL aware of: valuations.…

We applaud the superlative detective skills of Congressman Joaquin “Columbo” Castro, who quickly determined the motive for the murder of actor Jonathan Joss.  His innovative detective work boldly ignored official statements, witness interviews, body cam footage, and autopsy reports. While the congressman was virtue-signaling for social media clicks, InfuseSA obtained records that document over 70…

By Mason Brand In Part 1 of my “Take a Stand …” series, I covered the City of San Antonio (CoSA)’s belief in the concept of “Osmosis.”  CoSA politicians, its organizations (such as the San Antonio Housing Trust (SAHT)), and their respective bureaucratic staffs, believe that the more Section 8 housing (i.e. “Affordable”) they install…

By Mason Brand and Chris Schuchardt Texas history is full of legend and lore, but no such lesson should be needed here in the Alamo City.   Some of the Texans who fought for Texas Independence are lesser known, like Captain James Eberly in General Sam Houston’s Army.  He was one of the leaders during…

By Mason Brand, Major USMCR (ret.) In a draft 2015 City of San Antonio (CoSA) annexation planning document for the 281 North areas is the following: “Many residents choose to locate to the US 281 area for its scenic quality, with rolling hills and a rich tree canopy. As development continues, the extension of San…

By Robert Bruce, Bexar County Appraisal District Board of Directors, Place 3 At the last special session of the Texas Legislature, responding to years of taxpayercomplaints about the ways of State created Appraisal Districts, an amendment was passed addingthree new elected officials to the Board of Directors. This took effect in counties with apopulation of…

By Justice Lori Massey Brissette, Fourth Court of Appeals Recently, I posted on Facebook a simple question: “Where are our leaders?”   I asked that question because, in the face of the death of three tourists in downtown San Antonio, our leaders have been silent.  I asked that question because, as a mother whose son…

We sat down recently for a chat with Precinct 3 Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody to talk about the county budget.  He was particularly interested in talking about the debt and fiscal trajectory of the county.  “I prodded County Manager David Smith and county staff to have a proposal on the debt.”  The county budget…

As our city officials continue to push their narrative about removing our horse carriage industry on paid posts, the comments from “bless their hearts” uninformed opponents are astonishing. They say ”poor horses shouldn’t work in heat conditions,” “it’s so unsafe for drivers,” “the exhaust/emissions is bad for them,” “they are outdated and should be put…

We applaud and stand with Denise here (12:25 mark) in forcing into the spotlight the inconsistent and questionable (to put it nicely) treatment of Dr. Ben Espy. The implication by District 6 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda at Tuesday’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing that Dr. Espy sees no negative health impacts to horses from pulling…