The Half-Price Promise

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Marc LaHood promised to eliminate school property taxes. The session failed to deliver a single dollar of relief. Instead, he voted for vouchers and a map a federal court called a racial gerrymander. Full episode: sources page.

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RECEIPTS (the sources behind this episode): • Marc LaHood for State Representative - House District 121: https://marclahood.com/ • July 2025 Central Texas floods - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2025_Central_Texas_floods • Texas House Passes School Choice Bill, But It Misses the Mark: https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/texas-house-passes-school-choice-bill-but-it-misses-the-mark/ • Texas House Finally Passes School Choice Bill - Texans for Fiscal Responsibility: https://texastaxpayers.com/texas-house-finally-passes-school-choice-bill/ • Marc LaHood | 2024 candidate for Texas House District 121 - San Antonio Report: https://sanantonioreport.org/profile/marc-lahood/ • Texas House passes controversial school voucher plan, $7.7B school funding bi...: https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-04-16/texas-house-billions-school-funding-voucher • Marc LaHood | 2026 candidate for Texas House District 121 - San Antonio Report: https://sanantonioreport.org/profile/marc-lahood-2026-candidate-for-texas-house-district-121/ • The 89th Texas Legislature Wraps Up Special Session: What Passed and What Failed: https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/the-89th-texas-legislature-wraps-up-special-session-what-passed-and-what-failed/ • Zack Dunn - Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee: https://www.dlcc.org/candidates/zack-dunn/ • Texas House passes education savings accounts bill, school funding bill | FOX...: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-house-expected-vote-school-vouchers-public-school-funding-bills-today • Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/texas-redistricting-ruling-lawsuit-el-paso-court-2026-midterms/ • 2025 Texas redistricting - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Texas_redistricting • State Rep. Marc LaHood (on screen at the open): https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/legislative-directory-texas-house-of-representatives/texas-house-of-representatives/state-rep-marc-lahood/ • Marc LaHood press conference (on screen at 1m00s): https://sanantonioreport.org/marc-lahood-mark-dorazio-bexar-county-republicans/ • Representative Marc LaHood (on screen at 1m00s): https://www.texastribune.org/directory/marc-lahood/ • Marc LaHood is the Republican candidate for Texas HD-121 (on screen at 1m00s): https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2024-09-23/marc-lahood-r-running-for-texas-house-d-121 • VanDeaver named executive director of Texas Association of School Boards | Te... (on screen at 1m51s): https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/sep/23/vandeaver-named-executive-director-of-texas/ • From the House Floor to TASB: Hiring Career F Lawmaker Gary VanDeaver - Texan... (on screen at 1m51s): https://texastaxpayers.com/from-the-house-floor-to-tasb-hiring-career-f-lawmaker-gary-vandeaver/ • A day through the eyes of Texas lawmakers of the historic vote for controvers... (on screen at 1m51s): https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/day-through-eyes-pov-texas-lawmakers-historic-vote-controversial-school-choice-bill/ • Historic tree-lined street in Alamo Heights, Texas showing classic homes and... (on screen at 2m34s): https://livinginsatx.com/alamo-heights/ • Historic architecture in Alamo Heights (on screen at 2m34s): https://alamoheights.com/ • Bexar County District Attorney candidate Marc LaHood during a luncheon with s... (on screen at 3m00s): https://sanantonioreport.org/marc-lahood-steve-allison-tx-house-district-121/ • Marc LaHood, a candidate for Texas House of Representatives (R-121) appeals t... (on screen at 3m00s): https://sanantonioreport.org/marc-lahood-waged-an-unexpected-fight-with-gop-power-brokers/ • Image of Marc LaHood (on screen at 3m18s): https://ballotpedia.org/Marc_LaHood • 1926 Camp Mystic for Girls, Heart O' the Hills, Kerrville, Texas - 1 (on screen at 3m40s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1926_Camp_Mystic_for_Girls,_Heart_O%27_the_Hills,_Kerrville,_Texas_-_1.jpg • Dan Patrick says if Texans want legal marijuana, vote him out (on screen at 4m02s): https://www.chron.com/politics/article/dan-patrick-thc-ban-veto-abbott-20390125.php • Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick "puzzled" by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (on screen at 4m02s): https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/lt-gov-dan-patrick-criticize-texas-gov-greg-abbott-vetoes-bill-banning-thc/

Short cuts

part · 120s

The promise is to eliminate school property taxes entirely.

part · 82s

While property tax relief died, something else passed at 2 AM.

part · 105s

Then there is the map.

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Now, about the money.

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Here is the strongest case for Marc LaHood.

aspire · 30s

They do not just listen to promises. They look at the receipts.

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