Why Texas’ 2026-27 Budget is Not Conservative
Taking a look at the budget and Texas’ $80 billion budget surplus Executive Summary Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) biennium projects a budget surplus of $23.76 billion in state funds for the current 2024-25 fiscal biennium. But...
Vote Notice 4.8.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 8th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 99 (HJR 99) – Animal feed tax exemption Author: State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) Caption: Proposing...
Democrat Deal in the Texas House Takes a New Turn
The saga of Housing Finance Corporations (HFCs) in Texas, a system ripe with cronyism, tax exemptions, and insider deals, has taken another troubling turn. Following our last report, the legislative maneuvering has continued with new developments exposing the...
Vote Notice 4.7.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 7th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 10 (HB 10) – Regulatory Reform and Efficiency Author: State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) Caption: Relating to...
The Machinery of Government: SB 2330 and Taxpayers
The machinery of government should not be used to facilitate the financial operations of private organizations—regardless of their mission or membership. While state and local governments exist to serve the people of Texas, they were never intended to act as dues or...
Ending Renewables, Not Adding New Regulations, Will Restore Grid Reliability
This headline in last week’s Houston Chronicle captured all that is wrong with the Texas electricity market: Since 2013, when the Operating Reserve Demand Curve was approved, the Texas Legislature has sought to deal with the grid reliability problems caused by...
Vote Notice 4.3.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 3rd, 2025 Texas House of Representatives NONE Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 414 (SB 414) – Transparency on Bonds Author: State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) Caption:...
Vote Notice 4.2.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 2nd, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR 1) – Tax cut for small businesses Author: State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) Caption:...
CANCELED: Testimony on Senate Bill 1
Like most Texans, I am fed up with the rapidly growing Texas budget filled with waste, corporate cronyism, and funding for leftwing causes like DEI. Unlike most Texans, I am able to go to the Texas Capitol and testify against the bloated Texas budget. I would have...