88th Legislative Session
House Bill 2: Testimony Before the Texas House Ways & Means Committee
Tim Hardin is the President/CEO of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. House Bill 2: Texas Property Tax Relief Act The Texas House Ways & Means Committee considered House Bill 2 or the Texas Property Tax Relief Act on Monday, March 13,…
Episode 5: Property Tax “Relief” Legislation Moving in Texas House
Episode Description 💰 In our fifth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we discuss the Texas Property Tax Relief Act of House Bill 2 being heard in the Texas House Ways & Means Committee as well as the proposed ban on…
Despite Promised Relief, Property Taxes Jumped 12.2% in 2022
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) recently published a new report revealing the abysmal numbers related to property tax levies released by the Texas comptroller’s office. The major takeaway? The Texas Legislature continues to trumpet their “historic tax reform” package from…
Episode 9: Bill Filing Deadline Looms. How Will Taxpayers Fare?
Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the upcoming bill filing deadline as a part of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session, what priority legislation has been filed that would be beneficial to Texas taxpayers, and potential…
Lawmakers Seek to Steal From Taxpayers for More Corporate Welfare
It’s no secret that leadership in the Texas Legislature has been heavily focusing on property tax relief packages in recent weeks. The Texas House and Senate have both filed their proposals, and both seek to provide minimal relief for homeowners….
Episode 4: Bill Filing Deadline Looms. Where Does That Leave Texas Taxpayers?
Episode Description 💰 In our fourth episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we are joined by Bill Peacock, host of The Liberty Cafe Podcast, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D. to discuss the pro-taxpayer legislation that was filed ahead of the bill filing…
Episode 8: Lawmakers Make Moves Against Taxpayers in Texas
Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss the efforts to revive corporate welfare in the Texas Legislature as well as the potential consequences for Texas taxpayers expecting tangible property tax relief and a path to the…
Corporate Welfare Revival: Taxpayers Face Uphill Battle
Earlier this week, Texas taxpayers bore witness to yet another effort to revive the now-defunct largest corporate welfare program in Texas, the Chapter 313 tax abatement program. To make matters worse, Republican leadership in both chambers of the Legislature and…
Bad Bill of the Week – House Bill 508 – Big Government
Legislation Referenced House Bill 508 – State Rep. Gene Wu (D – Houston) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and pro-taxpayer government in Texas….
Episode 3: Corporate Welfare Revival Effort
Episode Description 💰 In our third episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we are joined by Robert Montoya, investigative journalist from Texas Scorecard to discuss the ongoing effort to revive the largest corporate welfare program in the state of Texas during…
Episode 7: Reviewing the State of the State Address
Episode Description 💰 In this episode of 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦, we discuss Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent State of the State address and what it might mean for Texas taxpayers. Articles Referenced All previous episodes of the podcast can be found here as…
Bad Bill of the Week – House Bill 71 – Digital I.D.
Legislation Referenced House Bill 71 – State Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility relies on the support of private donors across the Lone Star State in order to promote fiscal responsibility and pro-taxpayer government in Texas. Please consider…
Are Lawmakers Going to Give Us ‘The Biggest Property Tax Cut in Texas History’?
If you have been paying attention to all of the noise surrounding property tax relief this session, you have probably heard the phrase, “We are going to give Texans the biggest property tax cut in history!” This was most recently…
Episode 2: What Abbott’s State of the State Address Means for Taxpayers
Episode Description 💰 In our second episode of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗, we are joined by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. to discuss what the recent State of the State Address given by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott means for Texas taxpayers as well…
Gov. Abbott Flip-flops on Property Tax Elimination in State of the State
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday evening laid out his vision for the ongoing 88th Legislative Session and beyond, signaling to Texas state lawmakers what he wants them to prioritize. The speech is normally given in front of both chambers…