Earlier this week, Texas taxpayers bore witness to yet another effort to revive the now-defunct largest corporate welfare program in Texas, the Chapter 313 tax abatement program. To make matters worse, Republican leadership in both chambers of the Legislature and the...
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Bad Bill of the Week – House Bill 508 – Big Government
https://youtube.com/shorts/4gWwph47hQE Legislation Referenced House Bill 508 - State Rep. Gene Wu (D - Houston) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and...
Episode 3: Corporate Welfare Revival Effort
https://youtu.be/jwoOTUVbw68 Episode Description 💰 In our third episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we are joined by Robert Montoya, investigative journalist from Texas Scorecard to discuss the ongoing effort to revive the largest corporate welfare program in the state of...
Episode 7: Reviewing the State of the State Address
https://youtu.be/aY1yvkZCRKE Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's recent State of the State address and what it might mean for Texas taxpayers. Articles Referenced Gov. Abbott Flip-flops on Property Tax...
Bad Bill of the Week – House Bill 71 – Digital I.D.
https://youtube.com/shorts/lqOEEmnEOz0 Legislation Referenced House Bill 71 - State Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and...
Are Lawmakers Going to Give Us ‘The Biggest Property Tax Cut in Texas History’?
If you have been paying attention to all of the noise surrounding property tax relief this session, you have probably heard the phrase, "We are going to give Texans the biggest property tax cut in history!" This was most recently said by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in his...