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Grassroots America: “Shockingly Unprofessional, Unacceptable, Embarrassing, and Disrespectful to Taxpayers”
“In 33 years, I have never witnessed such a shocking failure as this year’s budget process in Smith County. County Judge Neal Franklin and the Commissioners have never had one public discussion to set the spending boundaries for the 2026 budget nor have they ever attempted to cast a unified vision for what this budget should achieve for the taxpayers…
Who’s Accountable?
March 14, 2025After Smith County Commissioners Court Respondsto Our Questions on Road Bond Projects,Reasonable, Unanswered Questions Remain!On February 24, 2025, Grassroots America, called for a full public accounting of 2017 and 2021 Smith County Road Bond...
Smith County Commissioners Court Responds
Contacts: Tom Fabry, Board Member, Local Watchdog Committee Chair | (817) 721-6701JoAnn Fleming, Executive Director, former County Commissioner | (903) 360-2858 March 14, 2025RE: 3.11.2025 SMITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT PRESENTATION ROAD BOND PROJECTSUNANSWERED...
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...
