Election Year Echo: Suddenly Everyone Is Talking Affordability
- Freddie America
- Dec 11, 2025
- 3 min read
Look at your screenshots.
Look at the news cycle.
Look at the sudden urgency from politicians who stayed quiet for years.
Everyone is repeating the message now:
“We must make Texas affordable again.”
But I said this long before it was politically safe:
“Let’s make Texas a place we can afford to live.”
I’ve spent months explaining Articles 7 and 8.
I’ve exposed the unconstitutional tax structure.
I’ve filed lawsuits — not hashtags — to force accountability.
And now, just days before my next filing hits the Governor’s office, the entire state is suddenly talking about unlawful taxation.
That tells me one thing:
👉 Texans are waking up, and Austin feels the pressure.
⭐ Texans Aren’t Asking for Favors — We’re Demanding the Constitution
Families are tired of:
• Taxes based on imaginary appraisals
• Cities refusing to follow transparency laws
• A Legislature that keeps shifting its school funding failures onto homeowners
• Endless increases without accountability
The Supreme Court already told them:
Ghost value taxation is unconstitutional.
Now Texans are telling them:
Enough is enough.
⭐ This Friday, the Fight Moves to the Governor’s Desk
While others post headlines, I’m bringing the fight into the courtroom with constitutional arguments the State can no longer ignore.
This isn’t about politics.
It’s about dignity.
It’s about legal truth.
It’s about protecting the homes of Texans.
I’m Freddie America —
and I’m fighting to make Texas a place where we can afford to live here.
The Movement Has Started — And Renters Deserve the Truth About Property Taxes
For years, many of us felt alone in this fight.
From homeowners to renters, from small business owners to apartment managers — Texans everywhere were getting buried under a property-tax system that no longer made sense.
But suddenly, the conversation in Texas has changed.
News stations, state leaders, representatives, and commentators are now talking about:
• Abolishing school property taxes
• Stopping unconstitutional tax increases
• Limiting runaway appraisals
• Making Texas affordable again
It feels like the entire state finally woke up — and I am proud to be one voice in this growing movement.
Because the truth is simple:
Property taxes in Texas have been built on “ghost value” for decades.
Most Texans don’t know this, but the Texas Supreme Court has already ruled that the State cannot tax:
• Imaginary value
• Inflated value
• Speculative value
• Model-generated value
Here are the cases that prove it:
📘 Enron Corp. v. Spring ISD (Tex. 1996)
The Court ruled that you cannot tax “nonexistent intangible value.”
📘 Southwestern Bell v. Combs (2008)
The Court struck down appraisal formulas that invented value out of thin air.
📘 United Investors Realty Trust (2001)
The Court reaffirmed that taxation must reflect real, market value — nothing else.
These rulings all point back to the Constitution itself:
“All property shall be taxed in proportion to its value.” — Article 8, Texas Constitution
Not imagined value.
Not ghost value.
Not computer-generated value.
REAL value.
And here’s the part renters deserve to hear:
⭐ When apartments are taxed on ghost value, your rent goes up.
The tax bill gets passed straight into your monthly payment — every year, without fail.
That means fixing property taxes doesn’t just help homeowners.
👉 Fixing property taxes lowers rent.
👉 Fixing property taxes helps young families.
👉 Fixing property taxes helps seniors.
👉 Fixing property taxes helps every Texan.
2020 felt hopeless.
But 2025 feels different — like a turning point.
I’m thankful to see Texans rising together, speaking with one voice, demanding the truth and demanding a Texas we can all afford.
This is just the beginning.
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