Vote Notice – 3.15.2023
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 15, 2023 (Day 65 of the 88th Legislative Session): Texas Senate Subject: Supplemental Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 30 (SB30) Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) TFR Position:...
Appraisal Caps Overwhelmingly Rejected in HB 2 House Hearing
On Monday, the House Ways and Means Committee laid out House Bill 2, the House leadership's property tax relief package. The legislation is authored by the chairman of the committee State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas/Career Fiscal Index "F"). The legislation attempts...
Legislation Seeking to Ban Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Gets Hearing in Senate
On Monday, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee considered legislation seeking to ban the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying statewide. Though the legislation was left pending, it is likely to be passed out of committee and considered by the overall Senate...
House Bill 2: Testimony Before the Texas House Ways & Means Committee
Tim Hardin is the President/CEO of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. https://youtu.be/momRCd3U0uc House Bill 2: Texas Property Tax Relief Act Bill Text Author: State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) The Texas House Ways & Means Committee considered House Bill 2 or the...
Episode 5: Property Tax “Relief” Legislation Moving in Texas House
https://youtu.be/Lg_w3iLmf6Y Episode Description 💰 In our fifth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss the Texas Property Tax Relief Act of House Bill 2 being heard in the Texas House Ways & Means Committee as well as the proposed ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying,...