The Ginn Economic Brief: Texas Economic Situation – May 2024
Texas at the Forefront: Leading the Charge but Facing New Challenges Texas continues to blaze trails in the labor market, with recent data from the Texas Workforce Commission showing a robust addition of over 42,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 4% in April. This...
Update from RPT Convention!
This week, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility is in San Antonio for the Republican Party of Texas State Convention! We are here educating delegates on “Axe the Tax,” which would prioritize eliminating property taxes in the 2025 legislative session. This plan would...
TFR is Headed to Convention!
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility will be attending the Republican Party of Texas Convention in San Antonio. Next week, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) will pack its bags and hit the road for San Antonio. The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) Convention is...
Houston Superintendent Faces Allegations of Misusing Tax Dollars
Houston Independent School District (HISD) Superintendent Mike Miles finds himself under intense scrutiny as allegations emerge of diverting millions in Texas public school tax dollars to a failing charter school in Colorado. The accusations, brought to light by a...
Texans Vote on Bond Debt in Local Elections
Local elections were held last weekend all across the state. There were several important items on the ballot, including several sizable bonds, with almost 250 bond propositions totaling $15.5 billion statewide, as reported by the Texas Policy Research...