Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss Texas House lawmakers voting in favor of increasing their own pensions, at the further expense of Texas taxpayers. We also discuss the corporate welfare revival effort moving in the…

Legislation Referenced House Bill 1395 – State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and pro-taxpayer government in Texas. Please…

Texas Senate Subject: Rollback of Medical Regulation, Senate Bill 773 (SB 773) Subject: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers, Senate Bill 1145 (SB 1145) Subject: Increased Transparency in Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 1419 (SB 1419) Subject: Hotel Occupancy…

The state of Texas is one of only 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid after the passage of Obamacare. That is a good thing. Medicaid expansion is costly and does not provide timely access to quality care. If you…

Texas Senate Subject: Streamline Specific Restaurant Regulations, Senate Bill 577 (SB 577) Subject: Hotel Occupancy Tax for Allen Convention Center Hotel Project, Senate Bill 720 (SB 720) Subject: Protecting Parental Rights, Senate Bill 1072 (SB 1072) Texas House of Representatives…

Texas Senate Subject: Protecting Rights Under the Constitution, Senate Bill 242 (SB 242) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 369 (SB 369) Subject: Creation of a Grant Program, Senate Bill 462 (SB 462) Subject: Ensuring Optimal Choice in Government School System, Senate…

At the end of last week, several Texas House lawmakers signed on in support of the corporate welfare revival effort prioritized by Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont), increasing the total amount of public supporters to a threshold that’s enough…

Episode Description 💰 In our eleventh episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss what the Texas Legislature is proposing to do with the budget surplus (over-collected taxpayer money), the budget proposal nearing the final stages of its consideration and the…

Executive Summary A lot of people know about Texas’ $32.7 billion budget surplus. What most don’t know is that the Texas Legislature has $78.4 billion more in state funds to spend this year than it spent in 2021 and that…

Texas Senate Subject: Election Integrity, Senate Bill 397 (SB 397) Subject: Removing Barriers to Work, Senate Bill 1615 (SB 1615) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Expanding Homestead Exemption Qualifiers, House Joint Resolution 150 (HJR 150) Subject: Expanding Homestead Exemption Qualifiers,…

Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss what the ongoing Texas legislative session looks like now that we are 100 days into the 140-day session. We specifically talk about things like property tax relief efforts, corporate…

Texas Senate Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Joint Resolution 56 (SJR 56) Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Joint Resolution 74 (SJR 74) Subject: Anti-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 1648 (SB 1648) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 561 (SB 561) Subject: Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 627 (SB 627)…

Legislation Referenced House Joint Resolution 69 – State Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and pro-taxpayer government in Texas. Please…

Texas Senate Subject: Pre-emption of Local Jurisdictions for Masking/Vaccination Requirements, Senate Bill 1024 (SB 1024) Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, Senate Bill 1252 (SB 1252) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Transparency & Accountability for School Board Grievances, House Bill 890 (HB 890) Subject:…

On Monday, the Texas Senate considered House Bill 1, or the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the next biennium (fiscal years 2024 and 2025). The legislation represents the proposed state budget, the only item that lawmakers are constitutionally bound to…