More Government Intervention Will Not Solve the Problems Facing the Texas Grid
Since 2011, market participants, regulators, and watchers have understood that intermittent energy sources—wind and solar—are causing three major problems in the ERCOT electric market. First, their intermittency has increasingly pushed the grid towards...
Texas Taxpayers Need Urgent Relief
Texas taxpayers have an urgent need for property tax relief, which should include a clear path to eliminating school district maintenance and operations (M&O) property taxes—the largest portion of Texans’ property tax bills. Despite claims of historic tax cuts,...
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying and Property Tax Relief
The failure of property tax relief efforts over the last six years is a perfect example of how local governments are using taxpayer money to lobby against the interests of Texans. Most local governments have abandoned any semblance of fiscal sanity. This can be...
Texas DOGE Must Expose Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Excessive Spending
Texas must take advantage of this moment to rein in its bloated government workforce and put taxpayers first. The resignation of 77,000 federal employees out of 2.2 million—and nearly 3 million including contractors—proves what we already knew: government is too big,...
SB 19: Ending Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying in Texas
For far too long, Texas taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for lobbyists who often work against their own interests. Taxpayer-funded lobbying by local governments is an unethical practice that drains public funds and undermines the will of the people. ...
Vote Notice 2.26.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 26th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 28 (SB 28) – Texas Lottery Restrictions Author: State Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) Caption: Relating to a...
The “Texas Two-Step” is a Misstep for Improving Texas
The Texas House sells HB 2 and HB 3 as a package deal for education reform, calling them the "Texas Two-Step." But this so-called two-step is a misstep. The package prioritizes billions more taxpayer money for a broken public education monopoly while...
Vote Notice 2.25.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 25th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 26 (SB 26) – Teacher pay increases at expense of taxpayers. Author: State Sen. Brandon...
Big Government, Backroom Deals: Texas House Leadership Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets
Texas House Leadership Sidesteps Full House Vote In a move that bypasses traditional legislative procedures and disrespects taxpayers, the Texas House Administration Committee has unilaterally approved significant budget increases for legislative offices, including a...