by TFR Staff | Jul 7, 2026 | Commentary
When a city repeatedly wastes taxpayer dollars, refuses to enforce state law, allows violent crime to spiral, or ignores its financial responsibilities, the people who suffer most are the taxpayers, families, and hardworking citizens left to clean up the mess and pay...
by TFR Staff | Jul 1, 2026 | News
A plan to enact the most substantive overhaul of Texas’ broken and skyrocketing property tax system may have the votes necessary to pass in the Texas House. At public campaign events in East Texas this week, Governor Greg Abbott announced he has commitments from more...
by TFR Staff | Jun 26, 2026 | Statements
(Austin, TX) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) Friday officially called on State Leaders to prioritize Texas taxpayers and families by committing the entirety of the State’s Border Security Reimbursement submission towards the elimination of property...
by TFR Staff | Jun 25, 2026 | Local
Over the last decade, Austin’s city budget has grown 80 percent while the population grew just 10 percent. The city is now spending $6.3 billion annually,1 and until this November, taxpayers have had no formal mechanism to verify whether any of it is being spent...
by TFR Staff | Jun 19, 2026 | Commentary
The Consequences Just a few weeks after the NCAA’s decision to rule Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby permanently ineligible1 for gambling violations, and Sorsby’s resolve to fight the ruling, the saga has taken an unexpected turn. Sorsby has abandoned his effort...
