Vote Notice 4.23.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 23rd, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) – Creating Dementia Research Institute Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) Caption: Relating to...
Vote Notice 4.22.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 22nd, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 18 (HB 18) – Expands rural hospital grants and bureaucracy Author: State Rep. Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston) Caption:...
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Calls on Legislature to Prioritize Charter School Funding for Better Results
(Austin, TX) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) is urging state lawmakers to support charter schools and end the meaningful funding gap. The Texas legislature far too often funds shiny new objects without focusing dollars on proven systems with superior results....
Texas House Finally Passes School Choice Bill
In a win for Texas families, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), the Texas Education Freedom Act sponsored by Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Salado), in the early hours of April 17, 2025, establishing Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to empower parents with more...
Texas Property Taxes Expected to Increase by $2.5 Billion This Year
Wherever you turn these days, Texas politicians are claiming that they are spending $51 billion on property tax relief. Screenshot Screenshot The problem is that the $51 billion figure has no connection to reality. For at least two reasons. First, if they were really...
Vote Notice 4.16.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 16th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) – Education Savings Accounts Author: State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), Sponsor: Brad Buckley (R-Salado)...
Vote Notice 4.15.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 15th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 20 (HB 20) – Skilled trades high school certification Author: State Rep. Gary Gates (R-Richmond) Caption: Relating to...
$51 Billion in Property Tax Relief? How the Texas Budget Betrays Fiscal Conservatism
“This week, I helped pass the most conservative Texas House budget in history.” Post on X by Texas Rep. Jared Patterson. Texas Republican Rep. Jared Patterson posted that message after the Republican-led Texas House recently passed its 2026–27 budget version CSSB 1....
Vote Notice 4.14.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 14th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint resolution 5 (HJR 5) – Permanent fund for technical college Author: State Rep. Stan Lambert (R-Abilene) Caption:...