Texas House Passes Record-Breaking Budget That Grows Government, Sidelines Tax Relief
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Texas House of Representatives passed SB 1, the proposed state budget for the 2026–27 biennium, after over 14 hours of debate that stretched from noon on April 10 into 3 a.m. on April 11. Despite being branded “conservative”...
Vote Notice 4.10.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 10th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) – General Appropriations Act Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston), Sponsor: Rep. Greg Bonnen...
Vote Notice 4.9.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 9th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4) – Expands Rainy Day Fund Author: State Sen. Charles Schwertner...
The Texas Budget: A Progressive California Blueprint, Not the Texas We Deserve
Introduction The 2026–27 Texas proposed biennial budget should be rejected this week when brought to the House floor on Thursday, April 10th. This budget, and many before it over the last two decades since Republicans gained a trifecta in 2003, appropriates too much...
Why Texas’ 2026-27 Budget is Not Conservative
Taking a look at the budget and Texas’ $80 billion budget surplus Executive Summary Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) biennium projects a budget surplus of $23.76 billion in state funds for the current 2024-25 fiscal biennium. But...
Vote Notice 4.8.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 8th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 99 (HJR 99) – Animal feed tax exemption Author: State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) Caption: Proposing...
Democrat Deal in the Texas House Takes a New Turn
The saga of Housing Finance Corporations (HFCs) in Texas, a system ripe with cronyism, tax exemptions, and insider deals, has taken another troubling turn. Following our last report, the legislative maneuvering has continued with new developments exposing the...
Vote Notice 4.7.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 7th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 10 (HB 10) – Regulatory Reform and Efficiency Author: State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) Caption: Relating to...
The Machinery of Government: SB 2330 and Taxpayers
The machinery of government should not be used to facilitate the financial operations of private organizations—regardless of their mission or membership. While state and local governments exist to serve the people of Texas, they were never intended to act as dues or...