Last Call for Texas Taxpayers: Final Chance to Challenge Rising Taxes and Local Spending
Every year in August and September, Local Governments across the Lone Star State set about the task of proposing and then adopting their tax rates and budgets for the next year. Last month, TFR reminded Texas taxpayers about the impending local government proceedings...
The Ginn Economic Brief: U.S. Economic Situation—September 2023
Highlights Free-market capitalism is the best way to let people prosper. We need more of it in America. Instead, big government actions in D.C. have resulted in a dire economic situation. Find out how and what to do about it in this economic brief. Figure...
Labor Day Legacy and the Challenge of Modern Marxism
Today is Labor Day in the United States, and for those who are celebrating, resting, or firing up the grill, it is appropriate that we revisit the origins of this national holiday, and examine the state of human labor in America today. Origins Labor Day has its...
Under Threat: Local Government Preemption Bill Challenged by Liberal Cities in Court
This Friday, the first of September, roughly 800 new laws passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Abbott are going fully or partially into effect for the first time. One of those bills designed to protect Texans from abusive local...
By The Numbers: A Look at the Recent Property Tax Rate and Budget Proposals Across Texas
Earlier this month, TFR reminded Texas Taxpayers that the time of local budget setting and property tax rate adoptions was rapidly approaching. Now, just a few weeks later, many major cities and counties across the Lone Star State have put forward their budget...
Texas Local Governments Must Limit Spending And Eliminate Property Taxes
Overview Texas is a leader in economic freedom and is a place where people move from other states. This “Texas Model” of no personal income tax, relatively less government spending and taxes, and sensible regulation supports robust economic growth and job creation....
Nearly 800 New Laws on the Horizon
This Friday, September 1st, 2023, marks the day nearly 800 new laws, passed by the 88th Legislature, go into effect. Of those, several will impact Texas taxpayers directly both immediately and into the future. For Texas taxpayers, the 88th Legislative Session...
The Ginn Economic Brief: Texas Economic Situation – August 2023
Texas is a leader in job creation over the last year and since February 2020. But Texas faces major headwinds as the recently ended 88th Legislature looked more like California than what is expected from the free-market bastion of hope and prosperity in Texas. This...
Unexpected Twist: Dallas Mayor for Fiscal Responsibility?
In the intricate political landscape of Texas politics, more often than not those politicians that claim to be “Republicans” or “conservatives” advocate for fiscally responsible government, lower taxes, and less spending by government entities. Dallas Changing their...