Time Runs Out for Largest Corporate Welfare Program in Texas
When the Clock Strikes Midnight As the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, it will mark the end of Texas' most extensive and expensive corporate welfare program, the Chapter 313 tax abatement program. It also represents an end to a huge stain on the legacy of free...
Our Top 5 Articles of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close and we ramp up our efforts in preparation for all that 2023 brings, which includes the Texas 88th Legislative Session, we thought it might be prudent to summarize our top five pieces of written content based on your engagement and interest...
Congress “Gifts” U.S. Taxpayers With Less Prosperity Right Before Christmas
While much of the nation is currently engulfed in severe winter weather in the week leading up to Christmas, one that is also likely already marked by much more expensive family gatherings, food, and gifts all due to historic inflation, the U.S. Congress sought fit to...
Festivus: Airing of Grievances
What is Festivus? Finding its origins in the hit '90s sitcom Seinfeld from an episode entitled "The Strike", the character George Costanza's family celebrates a holiday called Festivus as an alternative to Christmas, and a tongue-in-cheek protest to the commercialism...
Episode 25: Year in Review & Looking Forward
https://youtu.be/2T3CO0b5_SM Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we look back at 2022 and discuss many of the events at the national and state levels which led us to today as well as what we expect in 2023 during the Texas 88th Legislative Session...
Episode 24: BONUS EPISODE: State Representative Tony Tinderholt
https://youtu.be/7vyAFfir_ac Episode Description 💰 In this bonus episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we talk with Texas Republican State Representative Tony Tinderholt (Arlington) and get his thoughts on the upcoming Texas legislative session, as well as his current candidacy...
Episode 23: Preparing for the Texas 88th Legislative Session
https://youtu.be/ynYvq1MMWHU Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we briefly discuss recent polling that suggests taxpayers continue to want the Texas state lawmakers to prioritize property tax relief over any other spending in the upcoming...
What Does a Successful Legislative Session Look Like?
With the 88th Legislative Session set to begin in January, we are increasingly asked by taxpayers and lawmakers alike what winning looks like to Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. That is what we are going to discuss in this article. As many subscribers know, we...
Polling Shows Texans Want Property Tax Relief Over Other Spending
With the 88th Legislative Session set to gavel in just a few short weeks from now, lawmakers are continuing to get pressure from Texas taxpayers on the need to prioritize actual property tax relief. Recently, Defend Texas Liberty PAC released polling conducted at the...