Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 15th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 20 (HB 20) – Skilled trades high school certification Subject: House Bill 100 (HB 100) – Bans use of…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 14th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint resolution 5 (HJR 5) – Permanent fund for technical college Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 34 (SB 34) –…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 10th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) – General Appropriations Act Subject: Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) – General Appropriations Act – Specific…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 9th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4) – Expands Rainy Day Fund Subject: Senate Joint Resolution 40 (SJR 40)…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 8th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 99 (HJR 99) – Animal feed tax exemption Subject: House Bill 1399 (HB 1399) – Animal feed tax…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 7th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 10 (HB 10) – Regulatory Reform and Efficiency Subject: House Bill 12 (HB 12) – Sunset review transparency and…

The machinery of government should not be used to facilitate the financial operations of private organizations—regardless of their mission or membership. While state and local governments exist to serve the people of Texas, they were never intended to act as…

This headline in last week’s Houston Chronicle captured all that is wrong with the Texas electricity market: Since 2013, when the Operating Reserve Demand Curve was approved, the Texas Legislature has sought to deal with the grid reliability problems caused…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 3rd, 2025  Texas House of Representatives NONE Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 414 (SB 414) – Transparency on Bonds Subject: Senate Bill 609 (SB 609) – Closes education…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 2nd, 2025  Texas House of Representatives Subject:  House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR 1) – Tax cut for small businesses Subject:  House Joint Resolution 2 (HJR 2) – Ban…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 1st, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject:  Senate Joint Resolution 12 (SJR 12) – Parental rights in education Subject:  Senate Bill 27 (SB 27) –…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 31th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives Subject:  House Joint Resolution 4 (HJR 4) – Ban on financial transaction taxes Subject:  House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR 6) – Subject: …

In a story that blends real estate interests, taxpayer dollars, political intrigue, and legislative sleight-of-hand, recent developments in the Texas House have raised serious concerns about the integrity of the state’s political process—particularly the blurred lines between public service, private…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 27th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject:  Senate Joint Resolution 37 (SJR 37) – Citizenship requirement for voting Subject:  Senate Bill 396 (SB 396) –…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 26th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject:  Senate Joint Resolution 57 (SJR 57) – Ban on local bailout spending Subject:  Senate Bill 8 (SB 8)…