Julie Frank

Texas Capitol Veteran | Team Builder & Mentor

[Adam Loewy @LoewyLawFirm]

Very much this. All of this.

[Gianluca Melloni @mellonluca]

Pretty cool moment for Austin —

@AustinISD shared photos of LBJ High alum Emily Nelson, now serving as chief flight director for NASA’s Artemis II mission 🚀

@cbsaustin

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

This wasn't allowed in public incase it offended anyone.
So please don't retweet it. Thanks 🙏https://t.co/1stbtsOxvz

[Evil MoPac @EvilMopacATX]

Every snow plow in the entire state of Texas is shown in that video

[Evil MoPac @EvilMopacATX]

PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE:

Respectfully, get the fuck off of Austin roads. They're frozen and you have zero ability to drive on ice

[Evil MoPac @EvilMopacATX]

The last time the Aggies beat the Longhorns in football, this is what the Austin skyline looked like

[Matt Mackowiak @MattMackowiak]

BREAKING: Travis County early vote is in: 68% vote no on Prop Q.

The LARGEST property tax increase in Austin history goes down over the opposition of the Mayor and 9/10 council members.

Taxpayers in Austin have said ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!

#DefeatPropQ

Support us: https://t.co/JSXB9Iu6ho

[Adam Loewy @LoewyLawFirm]

I am making a major investment into a bipartisan PAC dedicated to DEFEATING Prop Q.

This tax rate election is an absolute embarrassment and the Austin City Council needs to be cut off from wasting even more taxpayer money

Vote NO on Prop Q in November.

#txlege

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Wife Disappointed To Learn Husband Doesn't Actually Have Two Tickets To The Gun Show https://t.co/LTIv66DINZ

[Adam Loewy @LoewyLawFirm]

Long rumored. Now official.

#txlege

[Dan Patrick @DanPatrick]

"I will file a bill Tuesday to stop any political fundraising 🚫💵 by legislative and executive branch officeholders during a special session. Public policy must come first." -Sen @TeamBettencourt

I asked Sen. Bettencourt to file the bill, and I'm in full support. I believe we will have the votes to pass it out. Why? 1) It's consistent with the regular legislative session rules that prohibit fundraising in session while passing bills. 2) It greatly reduces quorum breaks because outsiders will not be able to fund the costs to travel outside Texas. 3) It will cut down on the number of special sessions and their length. Members want to complete their work quickly and effectively, so they can return home to their families and regular jobs.

The most important result is that this bill will keep legislators on task and save taxpayer money.

At times, there are important reasons to have a special session. It could be an emergency issue, or to finalize a few bills that still need to pass, but didn't quite make the regular session deadline.

We've had nine special sessions in just the last 5 years. That's just too many. #txlege

[Rep. Mitch Little @realmitchlittle]

Fascinating day in the legislature.

I saw someone post (lie) that HB 23 by Sam Harless is going to raise property taxes. The bill literally just codifies the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s property tax exemption. Their property is already treated as exempt from tax, so this is no change. That’s because we generally don’t tax nonprofits for obvious reasons. No money changed hands on the bill. Zero.

I have seen others post that SB 10 raises property taxes and that the amendments destroy its impact. Well, joke’s on you: The impact it had was mostly negative to begin with. The bill as written stood to save the average homeowner in my hometown (Lewisville, TX) a total of $10.99 annually in property tax. No, that’s not a misprint. Meanwhile, cities, towns, and counties would need to hold a costly election to get the voters to permit them to increase basic public safety services like police, fire, and EMS just to keep up with growth. The various amendments and deviation from our liturgy sent the entire chamber into a tizzy. This was, after all, a “highly negotiated bill.”

The legislature’s sin is that we strain at the gnat and swallow the camel. No one seems to want to address the elephant in the room: The bulk of your property taxes are for school district maintenance and operations and debt service.

Until we clamp down on these items and address them head-on, we are kidding ourselves. Ask yourself why we aren’t.

[Julie Frank @joule1215]

@LauraAK_TX I don’t remember TLO ever showing Lege Council draft numbers but I wasn’t paying much attention in 2025.

[Texas DPS @TxDPS]

Today, DPS' Special Operations Group teamed up w/ U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide aerial support over Kerr Co.. Onboard was one of CBP's tracking & detection K9s. DPS is honored to work alongside our federal partners in this mission. #ProtectAndServe

[Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX]

Thank you, @GovernorKayIvey, for your support of Texans.

Alabama deployed a Type 3 Urban Search and Rescue team to help in the aftermath of the deadly floods.

We will get through this tragic time with the support of other states.

https://t.co/44sSNxOFvF

[Texas A&M VetMed @tamuvetmed]

The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team has been providing essential veterinary care to the working canines on the front lines in Kerr County to support ongoing search-and-rescue efforts following the devastating flooding in the region.

More: https://t.co/eH9hDSf5qu

#TAMUVetMed

[Texas DPS @TxDPS]

Today marks one week since flooding ravaged portions of the Texas Hill Country. Hundreds from DPS continue working in the hardest hit areas to assist our local partners, working side-by-side with other agencies. We remain committed to helping for however long it takes.

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

Everyone who's read Larry McMurtry's masterpiece remembers Joshua Deets.

How many people know the amazing life story of Bose Ikard? https://t.co/j2EUqpfnUq

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

Willis Garner, a welder from Texas, works on the Pennyslvania section of "The Big Inch" pipeline in July, 1943. The Big Inch pipeline was critical infrastructure project undertaken by the United States during World War II. Built between 1942 and 1944, it consisted of two major pipelines: the Big Inch, which carried crude oil, and the Little Big Inch, which transported refined petroleum products. The project was created as a response to the growing threat posed by German U-boats to oil tankers along the U.S. East Coast. These submarines were sinking large quantities of fuel shipments, jeopardizing both domestic supply and the Allied war effort. Thus, the Big Inch was constructed to transport oil safely from Texas to the Northeast.

Stretching over 1,200 miles from the oil fields of East Texas to refineries in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Big Inch was a monumental engineering feat. It significantly boosted the reliability and security of the U.S. fuel supply chain during the war, delivering millions of barrels of oil without the vulnerability of ocean transport. After the war, the pipelines were eventually converted for civilian use and sold to private companies.

Willis looks like a hard-working Texas man to me!

Taken by John Vachon.

[Julie Frank @joule1215]

When the treats are right there and mom won’t let grandma give you one.