Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $5,062
6%  
Woo hoo!! And now only $608 to reach 7%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

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  • New Citizens Group Seeks Tax Rollback in Laredo, TX

    06/02/2004 6:50:03 AM PDT · by Theodore R. · 277+ views
    Laredo, TX, Morning Times ^ | 06-02-04 | Cortez, Tricia
    New citizens group seeks tax rollback BY TRICIA CORTEZ Times staff writer Close to 100 angry taxpayers created a new organization Tuesday to launch a "multiple front strategy" to protest the increase in appraised values set on commercial and residential properties this year. The goal of Citizens United Toward Fair Assessments & Taxes, or CUT FAT, is to get elected officials at the city, county and school district levels to lower their respective tax rates during budget hearings this summer. This would offset the "over 100 percent increase in appraised values that some of us experienced this year," event organizer...