Vote Notice 5.21.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 21st, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 33 (SB 33) – Ban on Government Support for Abortion Author: State Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels)...
Special Interests Pressuring Abbott to Veto Real Housing Reform: Why HB 21 Deserves to Become Law
A rare win for taxpayers is sitting on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk—but powerful forces are working behind the scenes to derail it. House Bill 21 by State Rep. Gary Gates (R-Richmond)has cleared both chambers of the Texas Legislature with bipartisan support and now...
Vote Notice 5.20.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 20th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) – Property Tax Relief, Raising the Homestead Exemption Author: State Sen. Paul...
Why Republicans Should Vote Against the Texas Budget – Reason #10: The 2026-27 Texas Budget is Not Conservative
Many Texas politicians are claiming the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget is conservative. But the facts tell a different story. Examples of poor fiscal discipline in the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget include more than $50 billion of new state funds spending, using budget...
Vote Notice 5.19.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 19th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 40 (SB 40) – No taxpayer money for bail. Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) Caption: Relating to...
Why Republicans Should Vote Against the Texas Budget – Reason #9: The Texas Budget is Not Pro-Growth
Texas is still growing—but it’s no longer growing right. In a state known for dynamism, this year’s budget feels more like a bureaucratic monument than a launchpad for prosperity. Despite historic surpluses, lawmakers have chosen spending sprees over structural reform...
Vote Notice 5.16.2025
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 16th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 984 (SB 984) – Expanded Right-to-try Author: State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) Caption: Relating to access to...
The Constitutional Loophole Fueling Texas’s Budget Bloat
Texas lawmakers often tout their commitment to limited government, but their excessive budget behavior tells another story. In the current legislative session (ending June 2), they were handed a golden opportunity: a massive $24 billion surplus. They could have...
Why Republicans Should Vote Against the Texas Budget – Reason #8: The 2026-27 Texas Budget is a Democrat-Friendly Budget
Spending in the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget is very Democrat friendly. Fifty-seven of the 62 Democrats in the Texas House voted for the budget; all 11 Democrats in the Texas Senate voted for it. And why shouldn’t they? In the Legislature’s 2026-27 proposed budget,...