Explainer: How the Texas Budget Works: An Overview
The Texas state budgetary process from start to finish in a way taxpayers can understand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_j36tvA7pk&t=2s
Eliminate Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
With no say in the matter whatsoever, taxpayers across the state have been forced to foot the bill for lobbyists’ advocacy efforts in the Texas Legislature. Worse yet, these tax dollars are spent advocating for policy positions that are often at direct odds with the...
RECAP: Texas House Rules Battle
Thanks to the effort of a number of conservatives in the Texas House, a number of anti-taxpayer rule proposals were defeated. However, a majority of lawmakers unfortunately prevented many positive changes from being adopted on the floor. On Thursday Texas House...
House Rule Changes Would Do Disservice to Taxpayers
As the Texas House looks to continue to organize in preparation of doing the work of the 87th Texas Legislature, lawmakers are set to consider an updated rules package that would reduce transparency and limit individual lawmaker's ability to affect legislation that...
A Letter to Legislators
After lawmakers were sworn in, TFR sent the following message to every member of the Texas Legislature congratulating them on their election and informing them about the Fiscal Responsibility Index. Dear Legislator, Congratulations on your election to the Texas...
Texas Comptroller Estimates Revenue Shortfall
Texas lawmakers will need to find roughly $1 billion in budget cuts for the current biennium and pare down expectations for the upcoming budget after new estimates were released by the state comptroller Monday. In a livestreamed press conference, Texas Comptroller...
Our Mission: Serving Citizens
The mission of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility is to illuminate the actions of government, educate and equip citizens to effectively advocate for pro-taxpayer reforms, and hold lawmakers accountable for their actions. Taxpayers should demand their interests, not...
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Declares Independence, Announces New Leadership
As the Texas Legislature prepares to convene with a major budget deficit and Texans continue to demand a more accountable government, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility is relaunching as an independent organization to better serve taxpayers and equip them for the fights...