Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, House Bill 1301 (HB 1301) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, House Bill 1916 (HB 1916) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, House Bill 1956 (HB 1956) Subject: Expanding Welfare, House Bill 2402 (HB 2402) Subject: Increased Transparency for…

Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss Texas House lawmakers and the confusing saga around whether they voted in favor of increasing their own pensions, at the further expense of Texas taxpayers. We also discuss the…

Texas Senate Subject: Closing the Disaster Loophole, Senate Bill 1251 (SB 1251) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 1803 (SB 1803) Subject: Preemption of Local Climate Charter Efforts, Senate Bill 1860 (SB 1860) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Corporate Welfare Revival, House…

On Tuesday, the Texas House finally passed House Bill 438, legislation that Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) claimed raised the pensions of lawmakers since those pensions are tied to district judge salaries. Many lawmakers, especially the legislation’s author, took issue…

Texas Senate Subject: Oyster Tyranny, House Bill 1809 (HB 1809) Subject: Farming Freedom, House Bill 2308 (HB 2308) Subject: Protecting Medical Freedom, Senate Bill 666 (SB 666) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Expanding Corporate Welfare, House Bill 4419 (HB 4419) Subject: Expanding Corporate Welfare,…

Texas Senate Subject: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers, Senate Joint Resolution 64 (SJR 64) Subject: Education Options for Child Victims of Sexual Grooming, Senate Bill 1557 (SB 1557) Subject: Anti-ESG, Senate Bill 2530 (SB 2530) Texas House…

Episode Description 💰 In our twelfth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss what is left to be done ahead of key deadlines in the Texas House, a recent misleading post by former President Donald Trump in relation to the…

Texas Senate Subject: Choice of Virtual School Classes, Senate Bill 1068 (SB 1068) Subject: Anti-Free Enterprise, Senate Bill 1268 (SB 1268) Subject: Taxpayer Money to Urban Farm MicroEnterprise Support Program, Senate Bill 1348 (SB 1348) Subject: Increasing Barriers to Entry…

Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Further Entrenching the Role of the State in Mental Health, House Bill 400 (HB 400) Subject: Limiting “No-Knock” Warrants, House Bill 504 (HB 504) Subject: Reforming Asset Forfeiture, House Bill 3659 (HB 3659) Subject: Scholarship Program…

Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss Texas House lawmakers voting in favor of increasing their own pensions, at the further expense of Texas taxpayers. We also discuss the corporate welfare revival effort moving in the…

Legislation Referenced House Bill 1395 – State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and pro-taxpayer government in Texas. Please…

Texas Senate Subject: Rollback of Medical Regulation, Senate Bill 773 (SB 773) Subject: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers, Senate Bill 1145 (SB 1145) Subject: Increased Transparency in Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 1419 (SB 1419) Subject: Hotel Occupancy…

Texas Senate Subject: Streamline Specific Restaurant Regulations, Senate Bill 577 (SB 577) Subject: Hotel Occupancy Tax for Allen Convention Center Hotel Project, Senate Bill 720 (SB 720) Subject: Protecting Parental Rights, Senate Bill 1072 (SB 1072) Texas House of Representatives…

Texas Senate Subject: Protecting Rights Under the Constitution, Senate Bill 242 (SB 242) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 369 (SB 369) Subject: Creation of a Grant Program, Senate Bill 462 (SB 462) Subject: Ensuring Optimal Choice in Government School System, Senate…

Episode Description 💰 In our eleventh episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss what the Texas Legislature is proposing to do with the budget surplus (over-collected taxpayer money), the budget proposal nearing the final stages of its consideration and the…