Noah examines Texas’s signed wildfire-resilience law, then finds clean coal, benefit verification, property taxes, and campaign ads all selling public trust with suspiciously incomplete packaging.

Republican Jason Martin is at the center of a Florida property-tax debate over homeowner relief, local revenue limits and protections for essential services.

Floor debate has opened on Jason Martin’s Florida Property Tax Relief bill, which would make relief automatic if voters approve an expanded homestead exemption.

Republican Jason Martin is promoting a Florida property-tax relief plan that promises homeowner protections but leaves key details about local revenue and essential services unresolved.

Republican Jason Martin argued during Florida legislative debate that homeowners deserve durable property-tax relief without local governments recapturing savings through higher costs.