TFR Statement on Conference Committee Report for HB 1 – General Appropriations Act
With only a few days left of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session, state lawmakers have presented a Conference Committee Report for House Bill 1 that represents perhaps the largest increase in spending in Texas history; it is certainly the biggest since 2003. Voting...
Episode 19: Will They Get to Property Tax Relief in Time?
https://youtu.be/epFCQ8ms4Cs Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss what still has the potential to get done before imminent key deadlines in the near-ended Texas 88th Legislative Session. Will Texas taxpayers get tangible property tax...
Vote Notice 5.24.23
Texas Senate Subject: Repealing Onerous Regulation, House Bill 3419 (HB 3419) Author: State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 3419 seeks to repeal unnecessary and burdensome regulation that...
Vote Notice 5.23.22
Texas Senate Subject: Anti-Free Enterprise, House Bill 3942 (HB 3942) Author: State Rep. Salman Bhojani (D-Euless) TFR Position: Oppose on Local and Uncontested Calendar Background: HB 3942 seeks to require a health benefit...
Episode 14: Legislative Session Ending Soon, What is Still Moving?
https://youtu.be/RwKcDQCWY3Y Episode Description 💰 In our fourteenth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss the impending deadlines in both legislative chambers as we enter the final full week of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session and what they mean for things like...
Vote Notice 5.22.23
Texas Senate Subject: Border Security, House Bill 7 (HB 7) Author: State Rep. Ryan Guillen (R-Rio Grande City) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 7 ultimately seeks to direct needed resources to the border region to provide border security...
Vote Notice 5.21.23
Texas Senate Subject: Medicaid Expansion for Post-Partum Women, House Bill 12 (HB 12) Author: State Rep. Toni Rose (D-Dallas) TFR Position: Oppose Background: HB 12 seeks to require that the Texas Health & Human Services...
Vote Notice 5.20.23
Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Pro-Property Rights, Senate Bill 785 (SB 785) Author: State Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 785 seeks to amend current law relating...
TFR Statement On SB3 – Property Tax Relief
Taxpayers have a lot to be thankful for what seems to be a compromise between the House and Senate with the latest version of Senate Bill 3. As passed by the House, this bill includes $12 billion for a 15-cent compression of the school M&O portion of the property...