Why does Valorie Swanson want to raise your taxes?

Breaking stuff isn't conservative.

State Representative Valorie Swanson recently introduced a bill to abolish Education Department Harris County. Senator Paul Bettencourt is also expected to file one.

What about saving money for school districts, giving kids a head start in life, and educating a trained workforce other people don't like? Isn't saving money conservative? Why are these two wanting to increase our taxes?

Every school district in Harris County uses HCDE facilities, and most save millions of dollars annually. School districts use our programs because they know they get quality at the best price. Without HCDE, school districts will pay more for these programs, resulting in school taxes rising to cover the difference.

HCDE saves us money

Not only does HCDE save our schools money, but it also affects the lives of men, women, and children in the Harris County area who often have no other way to turn for support.

From our three and four-year-old Head Start students to our 70-year-old GED Adult Education graduates, HCDE provides hope for a better future. HCDE doesn't hand people out. HCDE helps people learn how to support themselves and their friends. That's why HCDE is so critical, and that's why we must defend HCDE from those who aim to abolish it.

Call, email, or write to your State Representative and let them know you are against abolishing the Education Department of Harris County. Keep reading about all HCDE's cheerful accomplishments. Share all the good news at HCDE by sending this blog to your friends, relatives, contacts, and everyone you know.

More info on HCDE

HCDE offers exceptional education, counseling programs, early education, adult, and post-school programming. Services are funded by government grants, taxes, and local property tax of about $9 per homeowner. For each dollar raised in local property tax, HCDE provides $5 in benefits to the 25 Harris County school districts. We run four campuses for students with deep special educational needs and adjudicate or recover youth who need a low student-teacher ratio and a highly organized environment. One hundred percent of HCDE campus students are at risk. We are governed by seven trustees' elected board and have 1,076 employees and 33 facilities, including 15 Head Start centers. Info at www.hcde-texas.org.

Has Valoree Swanson Been Paid Off?

Money can significantly impact decision-making, and when donating to elections, that's just what political action committees (PACs) intend. No different is State Delegate Valoree Swanson (R-Spring). For three years, she earned over $200,000 from political action committees and special interest groups.

Swanson raised thousands of dollars from real estate, financial services, and corporate interests during her tenure as a campaigner. The Texas Ethics Commission reveals that Swanson earned over $15,000 in her campaign financial disclosures from PACs in 2018.

In hopes of Swanson voting in support of bills that would give them an edge over the rest, organizations donating to her campaign help advance her career. All offers come at a price, however. However, this one will not harm anyone but the people in Swanson's district.

Swanson was purchased with donations that had already affected her voting in her first term in office. From what we saw from Valoree Swanson in the office, is she or her contributors for the Texans in District 150?