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Vote Notice 4.24.23
Texas Senate Subject: Election Integrity, Senate Bill 397 (SB 397) Subject: Removing Barriers to Work, Senate Bill 1615 (SB 1615) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Expanding Homestead Exemption Qualifiers, House Joint Resolution 150 (HJR 150) Subject: Expanding Homestead Exemption Qualifiers,…
Episode 14: The Legislative Clock Starts Ticking on Priorities
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss what the ongoing Texas legislative session looks like now that we are 100 days into the 140-day session. We specifically talk about things like property tax relief efforts, corporate…
Vote Notice 4.20.23
Texas Senate Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Joint Resolution 56 (SJR 56) Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Joint Resolution 74 (SJR 74) Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 1648 (SB 1648) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 561 (SB 561) Subject: Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 627 (SB 627)…
Bad Bill of the Week β HJR 69 – Increasing Salaries of Texas State Lawmakers
Legislation Referenced House Joint Resolution 69 – State Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) 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…
Vote Notice 4.19.23
Texas Senate Subject: Pre-emption of Local Jurisdictions for Masking/Vaccination Requirements, Senate Bill 1024 (SB 1024) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 1252 (SB 1252) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Transparency & Accountability for School Board Grievances, House Bill 890 (HB 890) Subject:…
Vote Notice 4.18.23
Texas Senate Subject: Expanding Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 874 (SB 874) Subject: Prohibition on Public Funds for Child Abuse, Senate Bill 1029 (SB 1029) Subject: Expanding Free Speech Protections in Higher Education, Senate Bill 1711 (SB 1711) Texas House of…
Legislation to Prevent ‘Climate Justice’ Leftist Policies Gets a Hearing
Recently in the City of El Paso, a group of climate change activists called Sunrise El Paso wrote a βclimate charterβ calling for the city to βuse all available resources and authorityβ to limit its use of fossil fuels. According to…
Episode 10: Growing Government & Less Property Tax Relief
Episode Description π° In our tenth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss the state budget proposal now making its way through the Texas Senate and the prospects for property tax relief as deadlines are on the horizon. We are…
Vote Notice 4.17.23
Texas Senate Subject: Parents Come First, Senate Joint Resolution 29 (SJR 29) Subject: Informed Consent, Senate Bill 177 (SB 177) Subject: Election Integrity, Senate Bill 220 (SB 220) Subject: Pro-Property Rights, Senate Bill 785 (SB 785) Subject: Pro-Property Rights, Senate…
Vote Notice 4.14.23
Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Raise Cap on Notary Fees, House Bill 255 (HB 255) Subject: Fee Exemption, House Bill 349 (HB 349) Subject: Expansion of Government-Sponsored Loan Programs, House Bill 1248 (HB 1248) Subject: Burdensome Regulation, House Bill 1286 (HB…
Bad Bill of the Week – HB 2799 – Introducing WOKE Ideology Into Texas Code
Legislation Referenced House Bill 2799 – State Rep. John Bucy III (D-Cedar Park) 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….
Episode 13: Priorities are Moving in the Texas Legislative Process, Do They Benefit Taxpayers?
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss what legislative priorities are moving, as they apply to what legislative leadership wants, and what they mean to Texas taxpayers. Show Notes/References Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the…
Vote Notice 4.13.23
Texas Senate Subject: General Appropriations Act (GAA) for FY2024-25, House Bill 1 (HB 1) Subject: Banning Discriminatory DEI Policies in Higher Education, Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) Subject: Eliminating Tenure at General Academic Institutions, Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) Subject: Transparency for Parents…
Texas House Pushes to Revive Corporate Welfare Program Despite Bipartisan Opposition
In a year when taxpayers are barely hanging on and dealing with record-high inflation, rising energy costs, and historically high property taxes, the Legislature has opted to act decisively. They have wasted no time pushing for multinational, billion-dollar corporations to…
Vote Notice 4.12.23
Texas Senate Subject: Protecting Children from Obscene Books in Libraries, Senate Bill 13 (SB 13) Subject: Election Integrity, Senate Bill 1039 (SB 1039) Subject: Expanding Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 1158 (SB 1158) Subject: Border Security, Senate Bill 1403 (SB 1403)…