On Wednesday, the Texas Senate unanimously passed all three property tax relief proposals prioritized by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Property Tax Relief ‘Package’ Of the three pieces of legislation considered as a part of the prioritized property tax relief…

Legislation Referenced House Bill 5 – State Rep. Todd Hunter (R – Corpus Christi) 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: Property Tax Relief, Senate Bill 3 (SB 3) Subject: Property Tax Relief, Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) Subject: Burdensome Regulation, Senate Bill 58 (SB 58) Subject: Burdensome Regulation, Senate Bill 384 (SB 384) Texas House of Representatives None Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both Texas state…

The 88th Legislative Session is now halfway complete, and legislation seeking to provide property tax relief is starting to move through the legislative process. Both chambers have provided some compression of school district maintenance and operations (M&O) property taxes, which…

Episode Description 💰 In our sixth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we are joined by special guest Vance Ginn, Ph.D. and discuss the varying approaches to property tax relief making their way through the legislative process in both the Texas…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 20, 2023 (Day 70 of the 88th Legislative Session): Texas Senate Subject: Property Tax Relief, Senate Bill 4 (SB4) Subject: Licensing, Senate Bill 159 (SB159) Subject: Free Speech,…

Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the dueling property tax relief proposals prioritized by leadership in both legislative chambers. We also cover other pro-taxpayer legislation making its way through the process, including the proposed ban…

Tim Hardin is the President/CEO of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. Senate Bill 3: Homestead Exemption Increase The Texas Senate Finance Committee considered Senate Bill 3 or Lt., Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priority related to increasing the homestead exemption from $40,000 to…

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) Texas House of Representatives None Reminder: Vote Notices are provided…

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…

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…

Tim Hardin is the President/CEO of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. House Bill 2: Texas Property Tax Relief Act The Texas House Ways & Means Committee considered House Bill 2 or the Texas Property Tax Relief Act on Monday, March 13,…

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…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) recently published a new report revealing the abysmal numbers related to property tax levies released by the Texas comptroller’s office. The major takeaway? The Texas Legislature continues to trumpet their “historic tax reform” package from…

Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the upcoming bill filing deadline as a part of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session, what priority legislation has been filed that would be beneficial to Texas taxpayers, and potential…