Many people know that I'm activly involved with the Lee County Texas Republican Party, a small organization of like minded citizens looking to change the power structure of our rural county. When I talk to people about involved, the first response is usually: what can I do, secondly they make a statement like "I don't get involved in county politics". I guess the reason is people don't see what county politicians do as being worthy of time or effort, or they don't see that county politics actually impact us far more than state and national politics.
County politics can be pretty dry, but when you think that a large portion of your annual taxes are paid to the county, this might actually make you change your mind. So what happens to the tax money that is collected from your property taxes? A portion of that tax goes to run the public school, and a portion is used for roads, bridges, and county works. Recently Lee County built a new jail, and now they are borrowing money from next years budget to fix the court house again, which was repaired several years ago.
The problem is people see a disconnect between the hard earned money they spend in taxes, and spending of our public officials. I wouldn't call Lee County's roads world class, actually I've seen better roads in some second world countries. We need some good men to stand up and lead, make tough decisions in our tough times. Most of all, we need to move forward, and see our county be a shining gem for Texas and the United States.
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