Over 20 Years of State Spending Growth In 2003, Republicans achieved an historic milestone by gaining control of the Texas state government, the executive and both chambers of the Legislature, for the first time in decades. Since then, Republicans have...
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The Tax Competition Race: Texas Stays Strong, But the Game Is Changing
The new Tax Foundation rankings reveal which states are creating opportunity — and which are driving taxpayers away. How do states compare in taxes? Jared Walczak just co-authored the Tax Foundation’s 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index, and the message is...
More Than $90 Billion In Local Debt on Tuesday’s Ballot in Texas
Texans’ Debt Burden Will Soon Get Much Larger Unless We Show Up at the Polls This article was originally published at "Excellent Though" HERE. It is being republished with permission of the author. According to the Texas Bond Review Board, Texans already owe $613...
The Path to Real Property Tax Relief: Stopping Local Government Revenue Growth
Executive Summary Texas’ political leaders claim they will spend $51 billion (of taxpayer money) the next two years on public schools to provide property tax relief to homeowners, small businesses, and other landowners. Yet over the last six years of legislative...
The Texas Budget: A Progressive California Blueprint, Not the Texas We Deserve
Introduction The 2026–27 Texas proposed biennial budget should be rejected this week when brought to the House floor on Thursday, April 10th. This budget, and many before it over the last two decades since Republicans gained a trifecta in 2003, appropriates too much...
Texas Legislature on Track to Approve $48 Billion in New Spending
Texans to Receive Only $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief New Spending Reduces Potential Tax Cuts Now and in the Future When the Texas Senate meets this week to debate and adopt the 2026-27 budget for the state of Texas, it is likely to put Texas on track to approve...








