Vote Notice 4.18.23
Texas Senate Subject: Expanding Corporate Welfare, Senate Bill 874 (SB 874) Author: State Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) TFR Position: Oppose Background: SB 874 seeks to expand the list of qualified recipients under the major events reimbursement program to that of the...
Legislation to Prevent ‘Climate Justice’ Leftist Policies Gets a Hearing
Recently in the City of El Paso, a group of climate change activists called Sunrise El Paso wrote a “climate charter” calling for the city to “use all available resources and authority” to limit its use of fossil fuels. According to Texas Scorecard: Sunrise El...
Episode 10: Growing Government & Less Property Tax Relief
https://youtu.be/n_gr0JOxrEk Episode Description 💰 In our tenth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, 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 joined by...
Vote Notice 4.17.23
Texas Senate Subject: Parents Come First, Senate Joint Resolution 29 (SJR 29) Author: State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney) TFR Position: Support Background: SJR 29 seeks to propose an amendment to the Texas Constitution establishing a parent's right to direct a...
Texas House Gives Initial Approval to Its Property Tax Relief Approach
On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives considered legislation seeking to lower the appraisal caps from the current threshold of 10 percent as it applies to homestead property down to 5 percent, while allowing the cap to apply to all real property. The...
Vote Notice 4.14.23
Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Raise Cap on Notary Fees, House Bill 255 (HB 255) Author: State Rep. Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) TFR Position: Oppose on Local, Consent, and Resolutions Calendar Background: HB 255 seeks to address...
Bad Bill of the Week – HB 2799 – Introducing WOKE Ideology Into Texas Code
https://youtube.com/shorts/CTwcwF6QEuk Legislation Referenced House Bill 2799 - State Rep. John Bucy III (D-Cedar Park) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and...
Texas Senate Budget Exceeds Frozen Texas Budget
View Research in .pdf Form The Frozen Texas Budget Path to Eliminating Property Taxes An Overview Texans for Fiscal Responsibility provided a three-step process to eliminate all property taxes over the next decade by simply limiting government spending at the state...
Episode 13: Priorities are Moving in the Texas Legislative Process, Do They Benefit Taxpayers?
https://youtu.be/thAn3lN_QA0 Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss what legislative priorities are moving, as they apply to what legislative leadership wants, and what they mean to Texas taxpayers. Show Notes/References TFR Legislative...