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Matt Mackowiak talks national politics and addresses the homeless policy in Austin.

Matt Mackowiak discusses federal debt and spending along with a major issue impacting Austin, TX.

"You have the question of resources. I mean, places like Houston and Dallas, it's probably a little more easier for them to do that than it is for some small communities. I'm sure Lubbock can do some version of this, but in a lot of the smaller communities, smaller places in West Tex…

"It was a big day for Texas taxpayers. We have not had a major overhaul of property tax code or reforming it since the 70s, and so we have made monumental progress towards getting that accomplished this year, and I was very proud to work with Senator Bettencourt who brought the bill, sponsored …

Braddock was asked what he thought the odds are of us seeing property tax relief soon, to which he responded, "I think the betting line is, during the regular session, that it very well may not happen." He went on to say, "It doesn't seem, right now, that the governor has a clear…

"As we talked about here on the show, it seems like things got bottled up in the Senate pretty quick when the lieutenant governor had his blow up with one of the former chairman, Senator Kel Seliger, and as they have changed the bill in the Senate, the support for the legislation has gone down …

"I think it's great that two West Texas cities are coming together to make that happen, because it's such a positive for all of West Texas, and I'm an Amarillo guy. I grew up in Amarillo, so I'm proud of the big A for making that happen," Randy said.

"If you look at what was actually said at the news conference, very little was said about the legislation. 95% of that news conference was focused on sending this message that, hey, as we said earlier, 'the train is leaving the station. Don't get in our way.' I think that message…

"I'm very proud of the bill, and look forward to working with all members of the Texas House going forward to make sure it's a great bill that passes," Burrows said.