Taxpayer Champion Seeks to Impose a Spending Limit on Local Governments
On Monday, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Taxpayer Champion State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) filed legislation seeking to impose a spending limit for city- and county-level local governments based on the rate of increase for both population and inflation. In...
Patrick Announces Legislative Priorities
On Monday, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced his legislative priorities for the ongoing 88th Legislative Session. Generally speaking, low bill numbers are reserved by leadership in both legislative chambers to reflect their prioritized legislation. As...
Episode 1: What the Texas Legislative Session Means for Taxpayers
https://youtu.be/oP9h3ZlKuKM Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the recently announced Texas House Committee assignments and their potential implications for Texas taxpayers. We also talk about the recently announced legislative...
The Frozen Texas Budget Path to Eliminating Property Taxes
An Overview Texans face an affordability crisis from not only bad policies out of Washington D.C. but also excessive government spending at the state and local levels, resulting in higher taxes than otherwise. While state and local governments cannot change President...
Texas Freedom Caucus Releases Legislative Priorities
In a press conference in the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, the Texas Freedom Caucus released its legislative priorities for the 88th Legislative Session. For readers who might not know, the Texas Freedom Caucus is a group of conservative lawmakers (in the Texas House of...
Episode 5: Will They Get to Work on Behalf of Texas Taxpayers?
https://youtu.be/Ku3Rj--g8Yg Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the recently announced Texas House Committee assignments and their potential implications for Texas taxpayers. We also talk about the recently announced legislative...
Bad Bill of the Week – House Bill 169 – Minimum Wage Hike
https://youtube.com/shorts/FV5DywWUpQA?feature=share Legislation Referenced House Bill 169 - State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D - Missouri City)
Phelan Announces House Committee Assignments
On Day 30 of the ongoing 140-day 88th Legislative Session, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced the committee assignments for all House state lawmakers. In comparison, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced the Senate's committee assignments more than...
Amount Spent by Local Governments on Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Increasing
A recent report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) indicates that an increasing amount of taxpayer money is being spent by local governments for the purposes of hiring contract lobbyists to go to Austin. The report indicates that upwards of $75 million was...