https://youtu.be/wtINPV03UcA Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss Texas House lawmakers and the confusing saga around whether they voted in favor of increasing their own pensions, at the further expense of Texas taxpayers. We also...
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Vote Notice 5.4.23
Texas Senate Subject: Closing the Disaster Loophole, Senate Bill 1251 (SB 1251) Author: State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 1251 seeks to ensure that if voters reject a taxpayer ratification election (TRE), the Independent...
Did Lawmakers Vote Themselves Pension Raises?
On Tuesday, the Texas House finally passed House Bill 438, legislation that Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) claimed raised the pensions of lawmakers since those pensions are tied to district judge salaries. Many lawmakers, especially the legislation's author,...
Vote Notice 5.3.23
Texas Senate Subject: Oyster Tyranny, House Bill 1809 (HB 1809) Author: State Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi)/State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) TFR Position: Oppose Background: HB 1809 seeks to add a bureaucratic arm to the already growing regulation...
Vote Notice 5.2.23
Texas Senate Subject: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers, Senate Joint Resolution 64 (SJR 64) Author: State Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) TFR Position: Oppose Background: SJR 64 seeks to allow counties and municipalities to provide property tax...
Episode 12: Are Texas Taxpayers About to Get Left Out in the Cold on Property Tax Relief?
https://youtu.be/3TXJP5-jeuY Episode Description 💰 In our twelfth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss what is left to be done ahead of key deadlines in the Texas House, a recent misleading post by former President Donald Trump in relation to the purported tax relief...






