Second Special Session Ends without Property Tax Relief
The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die late on the night of September 3, 2025, marking the end of the second special session of the 89th Legislature. Called by Governor Greg Abbott to address a range of pressing issues, the 30-day session saw lawmakers tackle topics...
Texas House Conservatives Deliver Win For Taxpayers and Demand More Property Tax Relief
In a stunning display of leadership, several conservative members of the Texas House secured a victory for taxpayers by standing up and blocking the final passage of a weak, mostly-for-show property tax “relief” bill, and ensuring pro-taxpayer reforms can live to...
Rep. Patterson’s Amendment Undercuts Property Tax Relief
Texas homeowners are getting hammered by property taxes, and everyone knows it. We're sixth in the nation for the highest burdens, with bills that keep climbing faster than our paychecks. That's why Governor Abbott pushed for real relief in the special sessions,...
EXPLAINER: How the Patterson Amendment Undermines True Property Tax Relief
In an effort to bring real relief to taxpayers during the Special Sessions, Gov. Abbott called for “Legislation reducing the property tax burden,” and legislation “imposing spending limits on entities authorized to impose property taxes,” another key piece in the...
Local Politicians Oppose Asking Texans Permission to Increase Property Taxes
With redistricting out of the way, the Texas Legislature has turned to addressing Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for “[l]egislation reducing the property tax burden on Texans.” Sadly, the bill being considered—Senate Bill 10—will do nothing to accomplish what Gov. Abbott...
The High Cost of Delay: Taxpayers Deserve Better
No work? No Pay. It’s a concept introduced to many of us as children while being assigned chores by our parents. Evidently, the concept did not stick with the dozens of Democrat quorum busters. After weeks of delay, Texas House Democrats are trickling back into...
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying: Urgent Action Needed in the House
Texas is once again grappling with the issue of taxpayer-funded lobbying, a practice that has drained taxpayer's wallets for decades while pitting government entities against the very citizens they are supposed to serve. And the issue is coming to a head during the...
The Time is Now: Ban Taxpayer Funded Lobbying
Taxpayer-funded lobbying happens when government entities—cities, counties, school districts, and special districts—use taxpayer money to hire lobbyists or pay dues to associations that lobby lawmakers. In plain terms, it’s government lobbying other government,...
National Debt Surpasses $37 Trillion
$37 trillion. Written another way $37,000,000,000,000. The Treasury Department confirmed this week that the national debt has officially surpassed $37 trillion. Even with record income from Trump’s tariffs, July’s deficit rose 20% year over year with interest and...