Episode 12: Are Texas Taxpayers About to Get Left Out in the Cold on Property Tax Relief?
https://youtu.be/3TXJP5-jeuY Episode Description 💰 In our twelfth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, 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 purported tax relief...
Vote Notice 5.1.23
Texas Senate Subject: Choice of Virtual School Classes, Senate Bill 1068 (SB 1068) Author: State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 1068 seeks to end the virtual school moratorium and allows students and parents the choice of...
Vote Notice 4.28.23
Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Further Entrenching the Role of the State in Mental Health, House Bill 400 (HB 400) Author: State Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-Fort Worth) TFR Position: Oppose Background: HB 400 seeks to create two grant...
Episode 15: House Lawmakers Vote to Increase Their Own Pensions at Expense of Texas Taxpayers
https://youtu.be/hexI0HCDXx8 Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss Texas House lawmakers voting in favor of increasing their own pensions, at the further expense of Texas taxpayers. We also discuss the corporate welfare revival effort...
Bad Bill of the Week – HB 1395 – Expanding the Texas Lottery
https://youtube.com/shorts/nO53Vun-Tbk?feature=share Legislation Referenced House Bill 1395 - State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility...
Vote Notice 4.27.23
Texas Senate Subject: Rollback of Medical Regulation, Senate Bill 773 (SB 773) Author: State Sen. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 773 seeks to allow patients with a “severe chronic disease” to access experimental drugs. This is a...
Texas Expanding Medicaid Coverage With Help From Republican Lawmakers
The state of Texas is one of only 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid after the passage of Obamacare. That is a good thing. Medicaid expansion is costly and does not provide timely access to quality care. If you are someone who is new to the Texas legislative...
Vote Notice 4.26.23
Texas Senate Subject: Streamline Specific Restaurant Regulations, Senate Bill 577 (SB 577) Author: State Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 577 seeks to streamline specific restaurant regulations across the state by getting rid of the...
Vote Notice 4.25.23
Texas Senate Subject: Protecting Rights Under the Constitution, Senate Bill 242 (SB 242) Author: State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 242 seeks to require the Texas Attorney General to produce a monthly report to the governor,...