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) Author: State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) TFR Position: Support...
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Episode 10: Texas Legislature Takes on Property Tax “Relief,” But Will Taxpayers Feel It?
https://youtu.be/SNW6Uaw6OWE Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, 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...
Senate Bill 3: Testimony Before the Senate Finance Committee
Tim HardinΒ is the President/CEO of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. https://youtu.be/wLrnK_mIOx8 Senate Bill 3: Homestead Exemption Increase Bill Text Author: State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) The Texas Senate Finance Committee considered Senate Bill 3 or Lt.,...
Appraisal Caps Overwhelmingly Rejected in HB 2 House Hearing
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 attempts...
Legislation Seeking to Ban Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Gets Hearing in Senate
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...
Episode 5: Property Tax “Relief” Legislation Moving in Texas House
https://youtu.be/Lg_w3iLmf6Y Episode Description π° In our fifth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, 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 taxpayer-funded lobbying,...








