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Congress is on recess and home - and needs to hear from you
August 8, 2008
Congress is in summer recess, so you liberty is safe for a few weeks - but it's your opportunity to let them know that you don't want tax increases. Any climate change legislation would result in huge tax increaes, lost jobs and higher prices at the gas pump. You can make sure that doesn't happen.
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Lamar County to Host “Prosperity in Texas” Event – August 5
August 5, 2008
AUSTIN – On Tuesday evening, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) will show interested citizens of Lamar County how they as taxpayers can gain control of government spending. The public is invited to attend this free event. Peggy Venable, Director of AFPF- Texas, will present crucial pocketbook issues that impact all taxpayers.
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Where's My Property Tax Cut?
July 31, 2008
Most taxpayers didn't get meaningful property tax cuts, though the legislature promised a 30% school property tax cut? Why, and what can you do about it?
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Congressman John Carter Signs No Climate Tax Pledge
July 28, 2008
The Texas chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-TX) today applauded U.S. House of Representatives John Carter (TX-31st) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” By doing so, Carter pledges to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in federal revenue.”
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Rep. Betty Brown Honored as a "Defending the American Dream" Award Winner
July 25, 2008
AUSTIN - State Representative Betty Brown (R-Athens) was recently presented with the "Defending the American Dream" award in Austin, at the annual Defending the American Dream Summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity-Texas.
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Americans for Prosperity Ranks House Lawmakers on “Freedom from Foreign Oil” Scorecard
July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today released its “Freedom from Foreign Oil” scorecard, which ranks U.S. Representatives based on their support for – or opposition to – policies that would lower gas and energy prices by increasing American supplies and making domestic production less expensive.
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Venable Testimony on Advocacy and Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
July 18, 2008
AFP-AZ State Director Peggy Venable left the DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM Summit and went across town to the State Capitol to testify before the House State Affairs Committee today.
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Four from the Austin Area to Receive “Defender of the American Dream” Awards
July 18, 2008
AUSTIN – Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) will present nine “Defending the American Dream” awards during the two- day summit Friday and Saturday in Austin. Recipients include Austin residents Carol Jones, Will Lutz, Dianna Pharr, and Nanci Wilson.
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Hundreds Convene in Austin Today for Summit Focused on Strengthening Conservative Online Activism
July 18, 2008
AUSTIN – More than 500 conservative online activists and high-profile bloggers from coast-to-coast converged on Austin, Texas today for a Summit focused on taxes, spending and strengthening the online activist community. The grassroots free-market organization Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) is heading up a coalition of groups to organize RightOnline, which aims to establish a conservative counter-weight to the left’s web 2.0 community. RightOnline will be held in conjunction with the Texas Defending the American Dream Summit.
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Texas’ Property Tax Turns American Dream into Nightmare
July 16, 2008
June was home ownership month in Texas. The purchase of a home marks an important milestone and signifies achievement of the American dream. However, this could be the American dream which will be denied to many young Americans.
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