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Every year in August and September, Local Governments across the Lone Star State set about the task of proposing and then adopting their tax rates and budgets for the next year. Last month, TFR reminded Texas taxpayers about the impending local government proceedings...
Highlights Free-market capitalism is the best way to let people prosper. We need more of it in America. Instead, big government actions in D.C. have resulted in a dire economic situation. Find out how and what to do about it in this economic brief. Figure...
This Friday, the first of September, roughly 800 new laws passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Abbott are going fully or partially into effect for the first time. One of those bills designed to protect Texans from abusive local...
Earlier this month, TFR reminded Texas Taxpayers that the time of local budget setting and property tax rate adoptions was rapidly approaching. Now, just a few weeks later, many major cities and counties across the Lone Star State have put forward their budget...
Overview Texas is a leader in economic freedom and is a place where people move from other states. This “Texas Model” of no personal income tax, relatively less government spending and taxes, and sensible regulation supports robust economic growth and job creation....
This Friday, September 1st, 2023, marks the day nearly 800 new laws, passed by the 88th Legislature, go into effect. Of those, several will impact Texas taxpayers directly both immediately and into the future. For Texas taxpayers, the 88th Legislative Session...