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The latest announcements, campaign updates, events, and important developments affecting House District 5. This is where you’ll find timely information, responses to current issues, and updates from the campaign as we work to defend liberty, restore constitutional limits, and hold government accountable.

2026 Republican Primary Ballot Propositions — What are Voters Are Signaling?

The 2026 Republican Primary ballot includes several propositions addressing property taxes, border security, public safety, education policy, and parental rights. You can review the full list here: 👉 2026 Republican Primary Ballot Propositions But the real issue isn’t what voters signal. It’s what legislators actually build. Property Taxes Eliminating school Maintenance & Operations (M&O) taxes statewide would cost roughly $40 billion per year if spending were frozen . That

News & Updates

Dewey R. Collier

Feb 121 min read

Why DFW’s Growth Choices Are Not Rural Texas’s Burden

At its core, the Marvin Nichols project exposes a fundamental constitutional inversion—one that Texans should no longer accept. What is the Marvin Nichols Reservoir? The Marvin Nichols Reservoir is a proposed water project that would permanently flood hundreds of thousands of acres in Northeast Texas to supply water to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, despite existing conservation and demand-management alternatives. When the State forces one citizen to surrender land so that

Policy & Research

Dewey R. Collier

Feb 13 min read