Texas Senate Subject: Medicaid Expansion for Post-Partum Women, House Bill 12 (HB 12) Subject: Prescription Drug Importation Program, House Bill 25 (HB 25) Subject: Further Entrenching the Role of the State in Mental Health, House Bill 400 (HB 400) Subject: READER Act, House Bill 900 (HB 900) Subject: Expanding Gambling, House Bill 1759 (HB 1759)…

Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Pro-Property Rights, Senate Bill 785 (SB 785) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 1252 (SB 1252) Subject: Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 2325 (SB 2325) Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both Texas state lawmakers and the general public in advance of Texans for Fiscal…

Taxpayers have a lot to be thankful for what seems to be a compromise between the House and Senate with the latest version of Senate Bill 3. As passed by the House, this bill includes $12 billion for a 15-cent…

Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Banning Children’s Exposure to Drag Shows, Senate Bill 12 (SB 12) Subject: Banning Discriminatory DEI Policies in Higher Education, Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) Subject: Burdensome Regulation, Senate Bill 1120 (SB 1120) Subject: Regulating EV Charging Stations, Senate Bill 1001 (SB 1001) Subject: Increasing…

On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives considered Senate Bill 3, or one of the prioritized pieces of legislation included in Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s property tax relief package. It passed its initial consideration by a vote of 140…

Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the potential for renewed life when it comes to tangible property tax relief as a result of the nearly concluded 88th Legislative Session. We also talk about the prospects…

Texas Senate Subject: Broadband Socialism, House Joint Resolution 125 (HJR 125) Subject: Broadband Socialism, House Bill 9 (HB 9) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, House Bill 422 (HB 422) Subject: Hotel Occupancy Tax for Wise County Courthouse & Fairgrounds, House Bill 1034 (HB 1034) Subject: Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, House Bill 2837 (HB 2837) Texas House of…

Texas Senate Subject: Increasing Benefits for Certain Medicaid Beneficiaries, House Bill 54 (HB 54) Subject: Expansion of Government-Sponsored Loan Programs, House Bill 1472 (HB 1472) Subject: Continuing Corporate Welfare, House Bill 1515 (HB 1515) Subject: Authorizing an Increase in Fees, House Bill 1699 (HB 1699) Subject: Expanding Corporate Welfare, House Bill 1950 (HB 1950) Subject: Authorizing…

Texas Senate Subject: Repealing Onerous Regulation, House Bill 1277 (HB 1277) Subject: Removing Barriers to Work, House Bill 1859 (HB 1859) Subject: Expansion of Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program, House Bill 2026 (HB 2026) Subject: Creation of a Grant Program, House Bill 4005 (HB 4005) Subject: Eliminating the Position of Galveston Co. Treasurer, House Joint…

Episode Description 💰 In our thirteenth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss the now weaker version of school choice making its way through the Texas House committee process and recent sentiments from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the subject….

Texas Senate Subject: Decrease Barrier to Entry, House Bill 1846 (HB 1846) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 1648 (SB 1648) Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Joint Resolution 74 (SJR 74) Subject: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers, Senate Bill 1145 (SB 1145) Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both Texas…

Texas Senate Subject: Wound Care Dressing and Menstrual Product Sales Tax Exemption, Senate Bill 379 (SB 379) Subject: Raising the Mandatory Retirement Age for State Justices and Judges, House Joint Resolution 107 (HJR 107) Subject: Growing Government, House Bill 3447 (HB 3447)…

Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the recent failure by Texas House lawmakers to pass a meaningful border security legislative priority, the childish dialogue between elected leadership in both legislative chambers on potential property tax…

If you are a Texas taxpayer and hoping to get tangible property tax relief as an outcome of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session, you might be disappointed. Not only does it look as if nearly no real property tax relief…

Texas Senate Subject: Farming Freedom, House Bill 1750 (HB 1750) Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, House Bill 1755 (HB 1755) Subject: Removing Barriers to Work, House Bill 1859 (HB 1859) Subject: Declaring an Invasion of the State of Texas, Senate Concurrent Resolution 29…