Texas Comptroller To Announce New Revenue Increase On Thursday
Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee held its first interim hearing to consider some of their assigned interim charges involving the state budget. Among the invited testimony was that of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, who came to give a general update to...
Texas GOP Platform Includes Texas Prosperity Plan
Wednesday, the Republican Party of Texas released its 2022 Platform as approved by delegates to its State Convention in mid-June. Among the 274 ‘planks’ or policy positions were all three of the items set forth in Texans for Fiscal Responsibility’s (TFR) Texas...
Explainer: What Is Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying?
Recently Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) released its Texas Prosperity Plan focusing on policy goals for the upcoming Texas legislative session set to begin in January of 2023. The plan focuses on three specific issues to reform: 1) Eliminating Property Taxes...
Explainer: What is the “No New Revenue Rate”?
In a year that has resulted in crushing property tax burdens for the majority of Texans, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) has set its sights on giving as much transparency to the property tax process in Texas as possible. Most Texas taxpayers have already...
One Texan’s Exemption is Another Texan’s Increased Burden
A reprieve from taxes, however significant, is always welcome news for Texas taxpayers, well… at least for the ones that directly benefit from that reprieve. At a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, State Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) inquired about the...
Texas GOP Announces Legislative Priorities for Next Two Years
Wednesday, the Republican Party of Texas announced the final list of 8 legislative priorities, approved by delegates to the state convention which took place last week. This announcement is notable for several reasons, chief among them being that the state legislature...
Abbott Signals Property Tax Cuts, What About Elimination?
In an interview with The Texan, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar indicated that it is possible Texas will have an estimated $30 billion account balance when the Texas Legislature reconvenes in January of 2023. In March, we reported that it was estimated to be near $25...
Texas GOP State Convention Concluded. Here Is What Happened.
Thousands of Republicans from across the state of Texas, descended into Houston last week to participate in crafting the platform for the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) among other party organizational items for the next two years. Elected delegates to the convention...
In Recent Senate Finance Hearing, Taxpayers Told To Wait For Relief
In a recent Texas Senate Finance Committee Hearing, the subject of high property tax appraisals came up during a discussion on what should be done about the interim charge they were to consider related to property tax relief. The committee members acknowledged that...