The Case for Prosperity: Less Government, More Growth in Texas
As Texas faces rising property taxes and record-high government spending, it's time to reassess the path toward long-term prosperity. Recent data illustrates Texas’ strengths and challenges. In August 2024, Texas maintained a 4.1% unemployment rate, while the...
Texas’ “C” Grade in Fiscal Health: A Wake-Up Call for Real Reform
Every year, the non-profit organization Truth in Accounting publishes its Financial State of the States report, which evaluates the fiscal health of all 50 states based on their latest financial data. The 2024 report is a thorough, data-driven analysis that digs into...
The Longshoreman Strike and Its Impact
The ongoing strike of longshoremen at major U.S. ports is a disruption with widespread consequences for American industries, businesses, and, most importantly, taxpayers and families. As the backbone of international trade, American ports handle an immense volume of...
What the Fed’s Interest Rate Cut Could Mean
The recent decision by the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates by half a percentage point has sent ripples through the economic landscape, raising crucial questions for fiscal conservatives. While some may tout this move as a necessary step to bolster the job...
The High and Rising Burden of Property Taxes.
The following piece is taken from Dr. Vance Ginn's Testimony to the Texas House Select Committee on Sustainable Property Tax Relief: Over the last decade, the Texas Legislature has made some progress in providing property tax relief, but the housing affordability...
2026-27 Frozen Texas Budget: Reining in Unsustainable Spending
Overview The 2024-25 Frozen Texas Budget would have kept the state’s budget from growing as it is already too big, thereby excessively burdening taxpayers. This also helps quickly achieve the three-step process to eliminate all property taxes over the next decade by...
The Trump Tax Cuts Are Set to Expire in 2025
Here’s How You’ll Be Affected Contrary to the popular mantra from the Left that President Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 was a “tax cut for the rich,” Americans of almost every tax bracket experienced a decrease in their Federal taxes. While the...
Commentary: Texas Is Overfunding Public Education
The State of Texas is pouring unprecedented amounts of taxpayer money into public education with little to show for it. From the 2014-15 school year, to the 2022-23 school year, total education spending surged 53% to $92.4 billion, while per-student spending...
Why Laurel Jordan Swift Shouldn’t Be Trusted with Your Tax Dollars
As Laurel Jordan Swift campaigns for a seat in the State House for District 121, she's positioning herself as a champion for taxpayers. However, a closer look at Jordan Swift’s personal and financial history reveals a troubling pattern of fiscal irresponsibility and...