Hughes Grills Big Tech on Censorship
On Monday, State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), laid out Senate Bill 12 before the Senate State Affairs Committee which he chairs. Authored by Hughes and several other Senate Republicans, SB 12 seeks to prevent tech from censoring conservatives in Texas. Hughes gave...
Repeal the Business Personal Property Tax
State lawmakers should repeal the property tax levied on business personal property and inventory. Only eleven states other than Texas levy such a tax. Texas’ onerous property tax system requires that businesses pay taxes on both the land it occupies and its...
TFR Subscribers Say They Won’t Support Businesses With Mask Mandates
Following Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement that he would be ending his statewide mandatory mask order next week, we at Texans for Fiscal Responsibility asked our subscribers and supporters how they would react to businesses requiring masks. Over a thousand Texans...
Repeal the Franchise Tax
Over a decade ago, liberal lawmakers in the Texas Legislature from both parties came together and imposed an onerous tax on Texas’ businesses: the state’s franchise tax also known as the gross margins tax. Since its inception, this tedious tax has imposed an...
Explainer: The Texas Blackout: What Happened? How do we fix it?
Following the disastrous Texas blackout in February 2021, TFR created the following video explaining part of the problem and potential solutions to safeguarding the life, liberty, and property of everyday Texans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rb7iPwdEvM ...
Eliminate 312 Tax Abatements, Lower Tax Rates Instead
Originally implemented in 2001, property tax abatements have exploded as local governments across Texas compete with each other in an endless cycle of targeted giveaways to big business. The time to end this unfair, costly, and crony practice has come. Defined...
Texans to Pay Out Tax Abatements for 41 More Wind and Solar Plants in 2021
As extreme cold batters the Lone Star State and power failures leave millions huddling for warmth in their homes, dealing with broken pipes, and rendering many roads unnavigable, many Texans are looking to the latest from ERCOT or the weather forecast to see when they...
Re-Regulate Tuition, Repeal Tuition “Set Asides”
For most of Texas history, tuition rates at public colleges and universities were set by the Texas Legislature. That changed in 2003 when lawmakers “de-regulated” tuition and voted to give the state universities the ability to set their own rates, with proponents...
Explainer: The Governor in the Budget Process
The Governor's role in the budget process explained in a way taxpayers can understand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyRzwo5q_G8