by TFR Staff | Aug 22, 2025 | Commentary
No work? No Pay. It’s a concept introduced to many of us as children while being assigned chores by our parents. Evidently, the concept did not stick with the dozens of Democrat quorum busters. After weeks of delay, Texas House Democrats are trickling back into...
by TFR Staff | Aug 22, 2025 | Commentary
Texas is once again grappling with the issue of taxpayer-funded lobbying, a practice that has drained taxpayer’s wallets for decades while pitting government entities against the very citizens they are supposed to serve. And the issue is coming to a head during...
by TFR Staff | Aug 20, 2025 | Commentary
Taxpayer-funded lobbying happens when government entities—cities, counties, school districts, and special districts—use taxpayer money to hire lobbyists or pay dues to associations that lobby lawmakers. In plain terms, it’s government lobbying other government,...
by TFR Staff | Aug 14, 2025 | Federal
$37 trillion. Written another way $37,000,000,000,000. The Treasury Department confirmed this week that the national debt has officially surpassed $37 trillion. Even with record income from Trump’s tariffs, July’s deficit rose 20% year over year with interest and...
by TFR Staff | Aug 12, 2025 | Commentary
The Standstill In a display of political obstructionism, over 50 Texas House Democrats fled Austin on August 3, 2025, breaking quorum and paralyzing the chamber during Governor Greg Abbott’s first-called special session. As of August 12, 2025, the standoff has...
