Episode Description 💰 In our tenth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, 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…

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…

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…

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 Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, 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…

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…

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…

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)…

Texas Senate Subject: Misuse of Rainy Day Fund, Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5) Subject: Misuse of Rainy Day Fund, Senate Bill 19 (SB 19) Subject: Local Government Preemption of Burdensome Regulation, Senate Bill 784 (SB 784) Subject: Election Integrity,…

Episode Description 💰 In our ninth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss the legislative priorities that are making their way through the legislative process, including House Bill 5 which seeks to revive the largest corporate welfare program in the…

Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Giving the State More of a Role in Mental Health, House Bill 15 (HB 15) Subject: Giving the State More of a Role in Mental Health, House Joint Resolution 135 (HJR 135)…

Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: General Appropriations Act (GAA) for FY2024-25, House Bill 1 (HB 1) Subject: Amendments to General Appropriations Act (GAA) for FY2024-25, House Bill 1 (HB 1) Subject: Supplemental Appropriations, Senate Bill 30 (SB…

Legislation Referenced House Joint Resolution 155 – State Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Ft. Worth) 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 consider…

Texas Senate Subject: Empowering Parental Rights – Including School Choice, Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) Subject: Sick Leave Regulation Preemption, Senate Bill 130 (SB 130) Subject: Burdensome Regulation on Business, Senate Bill 812 (SB 812) Subject: Transparency in Court Decisions,…

Texas Senate Subject: Banning CRT in Higher Education, Senate Bill 16 (SB 16) Subject: Removing Judges Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law, Senate Bill 21 (SB 21) Subject: Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Statewide, Senate Bill 175 (SB 175) Subject: Medical…