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Patrick releases statement on property and franchise tax relief

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently released the following statement regarding property and franchise tax relief: “When I became Lt. Governor in 2015, the homestead exemption was $15,000, and today, the exemption is now $100,000,” said Patrick. “The largest property tax cut in history has been ceremonially signed into law with the $100,000 homestead exemption as the centerpiece. This $18 billion tax relief package will result in savings of $1,250 to $1,450 for the average Texas homeowner. This is permanent tax relief that Texans will receive every year in the future.
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PURPLE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY

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For years, I have worn the title of “quirky” with pride. I used to tell folks, that, no, as a Preacher’s Kid (PK), I wasn’t the “black sheep” of the family – I was the purple one. I take pride in causing folks to say “Huh?!?” For years, I said that the only tattoo I’d ever considering putting on my body would be a small purple pansy – just because they’re pretty, and the word “pansy” is not something folks typically associate with a 270 lb. powerlifter (so far, I’ve bench-pressed 470 lbs. and legpressed 1400 lbs.).

FROM THE BLEACHERS – What is your seed?

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It takes a strong, loving coach and administration to sit one of their best players when the state championship is on the line. Not very many coaches and administrations would risk losing the biggest game of the year because a player would not adhere to a rule that is considered minor to many people. Only coaches with the goal of teaching life’s greatest lessons could do such a thing.