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Overview Texans for Fiscal Responsibility proposed the Frozen Texas Budget, which would keep the state’s budget from growing. The budget is already too big, thereby excessively burdening taxpayers. TFR also provided a three-step process to eliminate all property taxes...
On Thursday, after months of stalemate, the Texas House finally took up for consideration a property tax plan intended to provide real relief to Texas taxpayers. The House convened in the early afternoon to consider the proposed plan. Senate Bill 2, the main...
An Overview Texans for Fiscal Responsibility proposed a three-step process to eliminate all property taxes over the next decade by simply limiting government spending at the state and local levels of government and returning surplus-collected taxpayer dollars to...
The House and Senate finally reached a property tax relief deal, but is it everything that they claim it to be? On Monday, leadership in the Texas Legislature finally reached a deal ending the months-long property tax relief stalemate that has pitted Lt. Gov Dan...
Taxation has always been an integral part of a nation's economic system, enabling governments to fund public services and fulfill their obligations. The Revolutionary War marked a turning point in American history, as colonists fought for independence from British...
In the third attempt this legislative cycle, Phelan and Patrick continue the battle over property tax relief and Abbott introduces a new(ish) topic to the debate. The clash between the east and west chambers of the Texas Capitol has officially entered its second...