Episode 17: Texas House Fails to Deliver on Impactful Border Security Legislation
https://youtu.be/_UAE-n2HkhA Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the recent failure by Texas House lawmakers to pass a meaningful border security legislative priority, the childish dialogue between elected leadership in both legislative...
The Petulant Children Squabbling Over Property Tax Relief
If you are a Texas taxpayer and hoping to get tangible property tax relief as an outcome of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session, you might be disappointed. Not only does it look as if nearly no real property tax relief will be had, but elected leaders in both...
Vote Notice 5.11.23
Texas Senate Subject: Farming Freedom, House Bill 1750 (HB 1750) Author: State Rep. DeWayne Burns (R-Cleburne)/State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 1750 seeks to limit certain municipal government requirements on all...
Vote Notice 5.10.23
Texas Senate Subject: Pro-Taxpayer, House Bill 1038 (HB 1038) Author: State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 1038 seeks to require the Texas Bond Review Board to submit a biennial report on the state’s lending and credit...
A Budget Spending Spree Like No Other
Texas is often thought of as a conservative state. Teachers, for instance, complain about inadequate spending on public education and low salaries. Democrat State Rep. James Talarico (Austin) has argued that the low salaries are “pushing teachers out of the...
Vote Notice 5.9.23
Texas Senate Subject: Expression of Opposition to CBDC Implementation by Federal Reserve, Senate Concurrent Resolution 25 (SCR 25) Author: State Sen. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) TFR Position: Support Background: SCR 25 seeks to express the opposition of the 88th...
Vote Notice 5.8.23
Texas Senate Subject: Scope of Government, Senate Bill 1546 (SB 1546) Author: State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 1546 seeks to clarify the authority of certain special districts to ensure they do not exercise certain rights...
Vote Notice 5.6.23
Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Removes Barriers to Entry for Dentists and Dental Hygienists, House Bill 3039 (HB 3039) Author: State Rep. Stephanie Klick (R-Fort Worth) TFR Position: Support Background: HB 3039 seeks to establish the...
Texas House Gives Initial Approval to Corporate Welfare Revival Priority
On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives considered House Bill 5 (HB 5), or what was dubbed the "Texas Jobs and Security Act" by both the legislation's author, Republican State Rep. Todd Hunter (Corpus Christi), and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont)....