Texas House Gives Initial Approval to Its Property Tax Relief Approach
On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives considered legislation seeking to lower the appraisal caps from the current threshold of 10 percent as it applies to homestead property down to 5 percent, while allowing the cap to apply to all real property. The...
Vote Notice 4.14.23
Texas Senate None Texas House of Representatives Subject: Raise Cap on Notary Fees, House Bill 255 (HB 255) Author: State Rep. Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) TFR Position: Oppose on Local, Consent, and Resolutions Calendar Background: HB 255 seeks to address...
Bad Bill of the Week – HB 2799 – Introducing WOKE Ideology Into Texas Code
https://youtube.com/shorts/CTwcwF6QEuk Legislation Referenced House Bill 2799 - State Rep. John Bucy III (D-Cedar Park) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and...
Texas Senate Budget Exceeds Frozen Texas Budget
View Research in .pdf Form The Frozen Texas Budget Path to Eliminating Property Taxes An Overview Texans for Fiscal Responsibility provided a three-step process to eliminate all property taxes over the next decade by simply limiting government spending at the state...
Episode 13: Priorities are Moving in the Texas Legislative Process, Do They Benefit Taxpayers?
https://youtu.be/thAn3lN_QA0 Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss what legislative priorities are moving, as they apply to what legislative leadership wants, and what they mean to Texas taxpayers. Show Notes/References TFR Legislative...
Vote Notice 4.13.23
Texas Senate Subject: General Appropriations Act (GAA) for FY2024-25, House Bill 1 (HB 1) Author: State Rep. Greg Bonnen (R-Friendswood)/State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) TFR Position: Oppose Background: As proposed, the Senate's...
Texas House Pushes to Revive Corporate Welfare Program Despite Bipartisan Opposition
In a year when taxpayers are barely hanging on and dealing with record-high inflation, rising energy costs, and historically high property taxes, the Legislature has opted to act decisively. They have wasted no time pushing for multinational, billion-dollar...
Vote Notice 4.12.23
Texas Senate Subject: Protecting Children from Obscene Books in Libraries, Senate Bill 13 (SB 13) Author: State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney) TFR Position: Support Background: SB 13 sets in place restrictions to ensure that taxpayer dollars are used...
Vote Notice 4.11.23
Texas Senate Subject: Misuse of Rainy Day Fund, Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5) Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) TFR Position: Oppose Background: SJR 5 seeks to amend the Texas Constitution by changing the name of the National Research University Fund to...