After Receiving COVID Welfare, Most Texas Cities Are In More Debt
Recently Truth In Accounting released their most recent Financial State of the Cities for 2022. This report analyzed the financial health of the top 75 cities in America during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The report found that 61 cities did not have enough money to pay...
In Their Own Words – Part Three – Republican Gubernatorial Candidates on Cutting Government Spending
On January 13, the True Texas Project hosted a Gubernatorial Forum for Republican Candidates for Governor. Among the attendees were former Republican State Sen. Don Huffines, former Florida Republican Congressman and former Republican Party of Texas Chairman Allen...
Remember When Abbott Opposed Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying?
During this last session, there was a major push to ban the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying that fell short. This was spearheaded by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and his bill SB 10. This issue was one of the Republican Party of Texas's legislative...
In Their Own Words – Part Two – Republican Gubernatorial Candidates on a Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
On January 13, the True Texas Project hosted a Gubernatorial Forum for Republican Candidates for Governor. Among the attendees were former Republican State Sen. Don Huffines, former Florida Republican Congressman and former Republican Party of Texas Chairman Allen...
2021 TFR Taxpayer Champions
With the primary season quickly approaching TFR always wants to remind its subscribers and all Texas taxpayers of the free resource that we provide to assist in making decisions at the ballot box. Although TFR no longer makes endorsements, we continue to...
In Their Own Words – Part One – Republican Gubernatorial Candidates on Property Taxes
On January 13, the True Texas Project hosted a Gubernatorial Forum for Republican Candidates for Governor. Among the attendees were former Republican State Sen. Don Huffines, former Florida Republican Congressman and former Republican Party of Texas Chairman Allen...
Abbott Releases His “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” But Taxpayers Are Underwhelmed
Yesterday Governor Greg Abbott announced his "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" proposal at a meeting of the Kingwood Tea Party. In response, many grassroots activists reported being underwhelmed after reviewing the plan claiming to put Texas on a path to reduce property taxes...
Explainer: What Is Fractional Reserve Banking?
In response to our article defining the correlation between inflation and interest rates, TFR has been asked by many subscribers to explain the system that makes this possible. What is fractional reserve banking? Fractional reserve banking is a system of banking that...
Explainer: What Is The Relationship Between Interest Rates and Inflation?
With the recent talk about inflation hitting 40-year highs at 7% this past week, there has been a lot of discussions specifically centered on what the Federal Reserve's strategy is going to be in response. Most of you have probably heard what the Fed is proposing, but...