Taxpayers Ask For Steak, But Receive Spaghetti Instead.
Recently Governor Abbott tweeted that among other conservative legislation, the Texas legislature just passed property tax relief. This should be cause for celebration! We finally got what we have spent years begging our elected officials for! We are finally going to...
Comparing Property Tax Legislation
Real Property Tax Relief Is Being Lowered Into A Shallow Grave
With only six days left in the second called special session real property tax relief is being lowered into a shallow grave. HB 122, the strongest legislation that the Texas House has seen in years, seeks to apply 90% of the current budget surplus and future surpluses...
Bills Emerge In 2nd Special Session to Eliminate Property Taxes
At TFR we have been sounding the alarm that now is the time for property tax reform for months. We have put forth a practical and attainable plan to accomplish this. This message has resounded with grassroots and even other fiscal organizations. However, the more...
Property Taxes… How bad are they?
Local Governments Can Only Overpower Taxpayers If They Are Well Funded
There seems to be a common pattern in Texas politics when it comes to local governments. Whether it is increasing property taxes, subsidizing businesses, imposing mask mandates, or defunding the police, local governments seem at odds not only with the majority of...
Eliminate Property Taxes and Stop Paying the Government Rent
We hear it over and over anytime a conversation about property taxes comes up. "If we have to pay property taxes, do we really own our property?" The assumption is correct, if you are bound to pay the government property taxes perpetually as a homeowner then isn't it...
Property Tax Relief is Possible Right Now (Infographic)
Texas Property Tax Burden Becomes More Burdensome
In a recent report released by TPPF, Vance Ginn and James Quintero laid out a proposal for property tax relief that echoes both the grassroots and TFR's plan last week. They are calling for the legislature to buy down M&O property taxes with the recent budget...