Citizen Engagement
Smith County/Tyler Area Government Issues
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 thorough audit of the 2020 Smith County General Election. "To summarize, there were serious problems with records management...
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 Overcrowding Myth vs Facts Operating Texas County Jails Is Expensive. What you don’t know could hurt your...
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 ISD school board listed two Covid-19 related items on the meeting Agenda. 1) Give employees who take or have taken a...
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 previous year. In most cases, this ‘lowballs’ the tax rate increase. We do not start our assessment with the current tax rate...
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...
