Citizen Engagement
Smith County/Tyler Area Government Issues
Unaffordable | Do Something
2024 Local Gov't Budget Recommendations | Right-size Gov't Local gov'ts have started devising budgets for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts in the fall. Can you afford their plans?Inflation:Grocery Store, Gas Pump, Insurance, Utilities… Does Your Local Gov’t...
Hot Update: Protect Kids | Tyler Library Smut
Thank you to all the volunteers who attended the October 18th library board meeting – the last one of this year! There were about 50 people in attendance and as usual we were the overwhelming majority. Sadly, we now know the library board has gone from bad to worse....
Our War Against Porn to Kids | Tyler Public Library
When they won't listen, we go to war! Follow our local campaign to save kids from public library smut. Learn what to do! Can we all agree that our children don't need access to pornographic and sexually explicit books in our public libraries? I'm glad you agree....
Just the Beginning – Kid Grooming Porn Must Go | Tyler Public Library
Metropolitan, self-anointed cultural elites preying on children by normalizing smut & pedophilia will not be tolerated. In response to many requests, we are sending out our public statement delivered to the Tyler Library Advisory Board on June 1, 2022. We are...
Our 2020 General Election Audit Report
Ever wonder what a real election audit would reveal? We did, so our local government watchdog committee got to work to organize and execute a...
Smith County Jail in the Spotlight – AGAIN
Grassroots America Seeks 4+ Years of Documents from/to Texas Commission on Jail Standards What Every Taxpayer in Texas Should Know about County Jail...
Want Your Tax Dollars Used for Covid-19 Bribes
by Tom Fabry, Chairman Grassroots America’s Local Gov’t Watchdog Committee Tyler ISD: $500 Reward for Employees Taking C-19 Shot On 8/23, the Tyler...
Grassroots America Opposes 2019 County Tax Increase & Hoarding Cash
Executive Director JoAnn Fleming said of the proposed tax increase, “Most elected officials begin budget planning with the tax rate from the...
Keeping an Eye on Local Officials: DA’s Office – What Nobody Else Will Tell You
What Grassroots America Has Asked the Smith County Commissioners Court to Do and Why It Should Matter to You – March 28, 2018 Do you get sick of...
