Podcast – The Week Ahead
Episode 15: The Session Comes to a Close With Not Much to Show for It
Episode Description π° In our fifteenth and final episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss the end of the 88th Legislative Session and lack of successes for things on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s “emergency agenda” and items important to Texas…
Episode 14: Legislative Session Ending Soon, What is Still Moving?
Episode Description π° In our fourteenth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss the impending deadlines in both legislative chambers as we enter the final full week of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session and what they mean for things like…
Episode 13: Abbott Plays Hardball on School Choice Effort
Episode Description π° In our thirteenth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss the now weaker version of school choice making its way through the Texas House committee process and recent sentiments from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the subject….
Episode 12: Are Texas Taxpayers About to Get Left Out in the Cold on Property Tax Relief?
Episode Description π° In our twelfth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, 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…
Episode 11: Spending Out of Control, What HasΒ the Texas LegislatureΒ Done With the Budget Surplus?
Episode Description π° In our eleventh episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss what the Texas Legislature is proposing to do with the budget surplus (over-collected taxpayer money), the budget proposal nearing the final stages of its consideration and the…
Episode 10: Growing Government & Less Property Tax Relief
Episode Description π° In our tenth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss the state budget proposal now making its way through the Texas Senate and the prospects for property tax relief as deadlines are on the horizon. We are…
Episode 9: Corporate Welfare Revival Moving in Texas House
Episode Description π° In our ninth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss the legislative priorities that are making their way through the legislative process, including House Bill 5 which seeks to revive the largest corporate welfare program in the…
Episode 8: Preparing for Budget Deliberations
Episode Description Β π° In our eighth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by special guest Vance Ginn, Ph.D. and discuss the state budget proposal ahead of its deliberation by the full Texas House of Representatives on Thursday. We…
Episode 7: State Budget Proposal on the Move
Episode Description π° In our seventh episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by special guest Michael Quinn Sullivan, Publisher at Texas Scorecard and discuss the state budget proposal that is moving through the Texas legislative process as well…
Episode 6: Varying Approaches to Property Tax Relief in Texas Legislature
Episode Description π° In our sixth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by special guest Vance Ginn, Ph.D. and discuss the varying approaches to property tax relief making their way through the legislative process in both the Texas…
Episode 5: Property Tax “Relief” Legislation Moving in Texas House
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…
Episode 4: Bill Filing Deadline Looms. Where Does That Leave Texas Taxpayers?
Episode Description π° In our fourth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by Bill Peacock, host of The Liberty Cafe Podcast, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D. to discuss the pro-taxpayer legislation that was filed ahead of the bill filing…
Episode 3: Corporate Welfare Revival Effort
Episode Description π° In our third episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by Robert Montoya, investigative journalist from Texas Scorecard to discuss the ongoing effort to revive the largest corporate welfare program in the state of Texas during…
Episode 2: What Abbott’s State of the State Address Means for Taxpayers
Episode Description π° In our second episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. to discuss what the recent State of the State Address given by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott means for Texas taxpayers as well…
Episode 1: What theΒ Texas Legislative Session Means for Taxpayers
Episode Description Β π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss the recently announced Texas House Committee assignments and their potential implications for Texas taxpayers. We also talk about the recently announced legislative priorities for the Texas Freedom Caucus, as…