In announcing the recent indictments against Russians brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the American people that “there is no allegation in this indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charged conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election.”
We are concerned about the tenure of Jeff Law, chief appraiser of the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD), and the harm he has done to the citizenry of the State of Texas with the support of powerful public officials like former Mayor Betsy Price, District Attorney Sharen Wilson, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court,
On Monday, August 2nd, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke in front of the Texas Senate’s Select Committee on the Future of College Sports in Texas and had nothing but bad news for the remaining Big 12 Teams and their fans.
Bowlsby said the TV revenue would be cut in half as a result of Oklahoma and Texas fleeing the conference, which would make a $28 million dollar payout closer to $14 million dollars.
Bowlsby noted that the current Media Rights deal runs through 2025, but that he was skeptical the Sooners and Longhorns remain through that date. Knowing what they have said about their adherence to the grant of rights and seeing what has happened with the remaining elements of the departure, one can understand our skepticism about the sincerity of their now-stated intentions to play with us and participate through 2024-25, Bowlsby said.
Fort Worth Weekly
Shining a Light on TAD
A whistleblower complaint and recently released emails offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Tarrant County’s mysterious appraisal district.
By Static
Letters from the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) are met with dread these days. With property values on the rise local home values have increased 74% since 2011, according to TAD the governmental group that appraises properties and awards exemptions is often tasked with telling homeowners they need to cough up an extra several hundred or even thousands of dollars year after year.
A little more than 200 TAD staffers handle accounting and billing for property owners within 70 Tarrant County jurisdictions. While district staffers require accurate documentation and transparency from local taxpayers, TAD leadership is often far less open about disclosing internal communications or whistleblower complaints. The Tarrant County District Attorney’s office recently blo