by Vance Ginn | Feb 6, 2025 | Texe Lege
Recent proposals by President Donald Trump to establish a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and by Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to remove the cap on Texas’s Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF) are deeply flawed. Both ideas assume that government-run investment...
by Vance Ginn | Feb 3, 2025 | Texe Lege
Texas is experiencing economic growth, but the state government isn’t keeping pace with fiscal responsibility. In December 2024, Texas added 37,000 new jobs, marking its twelfth consecutive month of job gains. Total nonfarm employment reached a record...
by Vance Ginn | Jan 13, 2025 | News, State
The latest Biennial Property Tax Report from the Texas Comptroller confirms what many Texas homeowners and fiscal watchdogs, like TFR, already suspected: property taxes did, in fact, increase in 2023 by $650 Million despite promises of relief. While this news is...
by Vance Ginn | Jan 6, 2025 | Texe Lege
Texas continues to lead as an economic powerhouse in the United States, but challenges persist. With the 2025 legislative session around the corner, it’s imperative that lawmakers address rising government spending, high property taxes, and regulatory barriers to...
by Vance Ginn | Jan 1, 2025 | Texe Lege
As 2024 concludes, the U.S. economy remains at a crossroads. While recent gross domestic product (GDP) revisions suggest stronger growth, the nation faces significant challenges in inflation, debt, and structural problems. Years of reckless government spending,...
