Episode 13: Abbott Plays Hardball on School Choice Effort
https://youtu.be/l31hhM-hd8E Episode Description 💰 In our thirteenth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, 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...
Vote Notice 5.15.23
Texas Senate Subject: Decrease Barrier to Entry, House Bill 1846 (HB 1846) Author: State Rep. Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 1846 seeks to require the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to test...
Vote Notice 5.12.23
Texas Senate Subject: Wound Care Dressing and Menstrual Product Sales Tax Exemption, Senate Bill 379 (SB 379) Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) TFR Position: Oppose Background: SB 379 seeks to add wound care dressings and menstrual products sold for the...
Episode 17: Texas House Fails to Deliver on Impactful Border Security Legislation
https://youtu.be/_UAE-n2HkhA Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the recent failure by Texas House lawmakers to pass a meaningful border security legislative priority, the childish dialogue between elected leadership in both legislative...
The Petulant Children Squabbling Over Property Tax Relief
If you are a Texas taxpayer and hoping to get tangible property tax relief as an outcome of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session, you might be disappointed. Not only does it look as if nearly no real property tax relief will be had, but elected leaders in both...
Vote Notice 5.11.23
Texas Senate Subject: Farming Freedom, House Bill 1750 (HB 1750) Author: State Rep. DeWayne Burns (R-Cleburne)/State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 1750 seeks to limit certain municipal government requirements on all...
Vote Notice 5.10.23
Texas Senate Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, House Bill 1038 (HB 1038) Author: State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 1038 seeks to require the Texas Bond Review Board to submit a biennial report on the state’s lending and credit...
A Budget Spending Spree Like No Other
Texas is often thought of as a conservative state. Teachers, for instance, complain about inadequate spending on public education and low salaries. Democrat State Rep. James Talarico (Austin) has argued that the low salaries are “pushing teachers out of the...
Vote Notice 5.9.23
Texas Senate Subject: Expression of Opposition to CBDC Implementation by Federal Reserve, Senate Concurrent Resolution 25 (SCR 25) Author: State Sen. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) TFR Position: Support Background: SCR 25 seeks to express the opposition of the 88th...