FALL MEETING
SATURDAY; October 26, 2019
Videos of Guest Speakers :
George Rodriguez
Reinette King
Terri Hall
"El Conservador" Blog
Vista Ridge Coalition
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Prop 1 - AGAINST Prop 6 - AGAINST
Prop 2 - AGAINST Prop 7 - FOR
Prop 3 - FOR Prop 8 - AGAINST
Prop 4 - FOR Prop 9 - FOR
Prop 5 - FOR Prop 10 - FOR
Bob Martin, HTA President
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State Constitutional Amendments election - Early Voting October 21 - November 1;
Election Day November 5, 2019
“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.” - Ronald Reagan
Prop 1 - AGAINST | Prop 6 - AGAINST |
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Prop 2 - AGAINST | Prop 7 - FOR |
Prop 3 - FOR | Prop 8 - AGAINST |
Prop 4 - FOR | Prop 9 - FOR |
Prop 5 - FOR | Prop 10 - FOR |
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Chris Steele - San Antonian of the Year !
Breaking NEWS: 08/07/18 PAC opposing Charter Improvements Files SLAPP Suit against Firefighters ! |
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A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition. ... The typical SLAPP plaintiff does not normally expect to win the lawsuit. Rivard Report E-N Josh Baugh Report |
AAA DEBT Rating: " ... the issuers pay the agencies for the service of providing ratings. Because of these and other shortcomings, ratings should not be the only factor investors rely on when assessing the risk of a particular bond investment." - Investopedia |
IT’S TIME TO TAKE OUR CITY BACK !The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association (SAPFFA) recently led a successful petition drive to stop streetcars in their tracks. Now, they have succeeded in obtaining signatures for three charter amendments to be voted on this November. These amendments would:
Council liberals have set-up a PAC to “educate” voters. We expect the PAC to run a well-funded disinformation campaign against the petitions. Their media allies have already attacked individuals and groups supporting the charter amendments and claimed voters who signed the petitions didn’t know what they were doing. They also claim a small group of voters can override council decisions. This is not true! It takes 20,000 voters to force council to place an ordinance change on the ballot. Then the issue must be approved by a MAJORITY of voters during a regularly scheduled election. The liberal council majority has routinely raised our property taxes and utility bills, used our money to lobby against property tax reforms, voted to spend $38 million to remodel city hall without voter approval, removed a historical monument in the middle of the night at a cost of over $225,000, gave millions in tax abatements to politically favored developers, held a secret meeting to reject a national political convention in apparent violation of the open meetings law along with many other abuses. - Bob Martin
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Get Informed on Props A B C follow these links : Approved By Citizens Website Email Volunteer Hartman Special Interest PAC Contributors OPPOSE Charter Improvements |
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Charter Revisions 2017
Changes Submitted I.) Change Petition Threshold II.) Restore 2 2 year Terms
CRC Meeting Videos 6/14/17 6/07/17 5/24/17
COSA LINKS:
City Charter and Municipal CodeCharter Review Commission
Sculley AAA Debt Rating | |
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S&P Moody Fitch - CONFLICT OF INTEREST !! "Investors are also concerned about a possible conflict of interest between the rating agencies and the bond issuers, since the issuers pay the agencies for the service of providing ratings. Because of these and other shortcomings, ratings should not be the only factor investors rely on when assessing the risk of a particular bond investment." - Investopedia |
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
[in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, 1789, which was re-printed in The Works of Benjamin Franklin, 1817.
Property Tax
Per Express-News: Median Home Price $ 219,900 05/16/18
Entity | Description | Tax Rate | Appraised Value | Taxable Value | Estimated Tax | Tax Ceiling |
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06 | BEXAR CO RD & FLOOD | 0.012868 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $28.29 | $28.29 |
08 | SA RIVER AUTH | 0.017290 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $38.02 | NOT CAPPED |
09 | ALAMO COM COLLEGE | 0.149150 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $327.98 | $327.98 |
10 | UNIV HEALTH SYSTEM | 0.276235 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $607.44 | NOT CAPPED |
11 | BEXAR COUNTY | 0.291229 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $607.69 | $607.69 |
21 | CITY OF SAN ANTONIO | 0.558270 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $1227.63 | $1,227.63 |
55 | NORTH EAST ISD | 1.365000 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $3001.63 | $3001.63 |
CAD | BEXAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT | 0.000000 | $219,900 | $219,900 | $0.00 | |
Total Tax Rate: | 2.670042 | |||||
Taxes w/Current Exemptions: | $ | |||||
Taxes w/o Exemptions: | $5871.42 |
Link to Bexar County Appraisal District
[To protest evaluation click on Online Appeals Tab"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)[in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, 1789, re-printed in The Works of Benjamin Franklin, 1817.
RF Meters have been implicated in fires causing DEATH !
We oppose CPS Energy 'smart' Grid Technology because ultimately these surveillance devices will be used for Time of Use Billing that correlates to higher bills.
Additionally, we oppose 'smart' meters because there is NOTHING smart about cancer and these meters add to the ever increasing amount of RF we are being exposed to.
And finally, these meters have been implicated in many housefires. Please watch the above video and contact your city councilperson to ask them to repeal Opt-Out charges for keeping an analog meter.
Many families in San Antonio reside in densely populated areas such as apartments or closely built homes. Therefore, they are more likely to be exposed to higher levels of RF (a Class 2B Carcinogen) from "banks" of meters all pulsing constantly. Additionally, there are many older homes with old wiring. Pedernales Electric (Comal County) and Austin Electric (Travis County), both allow residents to have an analog meter. They also charge for the opt-out, however, we believe that policy is in direct opposition to the Federal Energy Act which proposed OPT-IN technology, not OPT-OUT !
Opt-Out Fees Rescinded in Arizona
Click here for Form to Opt-out of Radio Frequency (smart) Grid Technology
Bob opposes STREETCARS at Council Meeting 10/20/11
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History of Streetcars
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The US is an oligarchy, study concludes .. Click Here
"Researchers concluded that US government policies rarely align with the the preferences of the majority of Americans, but do favour special interests and lobbying organisations: "When a majority of citizens disagrees with economic elites and/or with organised interests, they generally lose. Moreover, because of the strong status quo bias built into the US political system, even when fairly large majorities of Americans favour policy change, they generally do not get it."
Board Members | Position | |
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Bob Martin | President | htasa@htasa.org |
Janet Ahmad | Vice President | president@hobb.org |
Charlie Brown | Board Member | |
Michael Dennis | Board Member |
We fight for those on the tax end of tax and spend !
-Bob Martin, President Homeowner Taxpayers of Bexar County
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Fed up paying the highest taxes in Texas. | |
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Tired of seeing utility costs skyrocket. | |
Concerned about school taxes going up while test scores go down. | |
Sick of government waste and abuse | |
Shocked when lobbyists and special interests get their way at the expense of hard working taxpayers. | |
Motivated to change city/county government because Bonds (+ Bond Interest), Taxes, and city/county fiscal irresponsibility are affecting your ability to provide for the needs of your family. |
Fall 2019 MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA
WHEN: | SATURDAY | October 26, 2019 |
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10 AM – 12 NOON | ||
WHERE: | Luby’s Cafeteria | Downtown |
911 North Main | Click for Map |