88th Legislative Session

Vote Notices

Vote Notice 3.29.23

Texas Senate Subject: Prohibition on Government COVID-19 Mandates, Senate Bill 29 (SB 29) Subject: Prohibition Expansion on Contract Discrimination, Senate Bill 936 (SB 936) Subject: Prohibition on Charter Schools Using Taxpayer Money on Abortion Providers, Senate Bill 959 (SB 959)โ€ฆ

Vote Notices

Vote Notice 3.28.23

Texas Senate Subject: Regulating EV Charging Stations, Senate Bill 1001 (SB 1001) Texas House of Representatives Subject: Family Care Item Sales Tax Exemption, House Bill 300 (HB 300) Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both Texas state lawmakers and the general public in advanceโ€ฆ

Podcast - The Week Ahead

Episode 7: State Budget Proposal on the Move

Episode Description ๐Ÿ’ฐ In our seventh episode of ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—”๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐——, we are joined by special guest Michael Quinn Sullivan, Publisher at Texas Scorecard and discuss the state budget proposal that is moving through the Texas legislative process as wellโ€ฆ

Vote Notices

Vote Notice 3.27.23

Texas Senate Subject: Emergency Powers Reform, Senate Joint Resolution 58 (SJR 58) Subject: Emergency Powers Reform, Senate Bill 1104 (SB 1104) Subject: Prohibition on Public Funds for Gender Transitioning, Senate Bill 14 (SB 14) Subject: Protecting Womenโ€™s College Sports, Senateโ€ฆ

Podcast - Taxpayer Talks

Episode 11: Property Tax Relief Legislation Passes Texas Senate

Episode Description ๐Ÿ’ฐ In this episode of ๐—ง๐—”๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž๐—ฆ, we discuss what priority legislation is moving now that the 88th Legislative Session is over halfway complete. We focus on property tax relief legislation that recently passed the Texas Senate andโ€ฆ

News88th TXLege

Texas Senate Unanimously Passes Property Tax Relief Proposals โ€“ What It Means for Homeowners

On Wednesday, the Texas Senate unanimously passed all three property tax relief proposals prioritized by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Property Tax Relief โ€˜Packageโ€™ Of the three pieces of legislation considered as a part of the prioritized property tax reliefโ€ฆ

Bad Bill of the Week

Bad Bill of the Week โ€“ House Bill 5 โ€“ Corporate Welfare Revival Scheme

Legislation Referenced House Bill 5 โ€“ State Rep. Todd Hunter (R โ€“ Corpus Christi) 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. Pleaseโ€ฆ

Vote Notices

Vote Notice 3.22.23

Texas Senate Subject: Property Tax Relief, Senate Bill 3 (SB 3) Subject: Property Tax Relief, Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) Subject: Burdensome Regulation, Senate Bill 58 (SB 58) Subject: Burdensome Regulation, Senate Bill 384 (SB 384) Texas House of Representatives None Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both Texas stateโ€ฆ

News88th TXLege

How Leading Property Tax Relief Proposals Stack Up for Taxpayers

The 88th Legislative Session is now halfway complete, and legislation seeking to provide property tax relief is starting to move through the legislative process. Both chambers have provided some compression of school district maintenance and operations (M&O) property taxes, whichโ€ฆ

Podcast - The Week Ahead

Episode 6: Varying Approaches to Property Tax Relief in Texas Legislature

Episode Description ๐Ÿ’ฐ In our sixth episode of ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐—”๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐——, we are joined by special guest Vance Ginn, Ph.D. and discuss the varying approaches to property tax relief making their way through the legislative process in both the Texasโ€ฆ

Vote Notices

Vote Notice 3.20.23

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 20, 2023 (Day 70 of the 88th Legislative Session): Texas Senate Subject: Property Tax Relief, Senate Bill 4 (SB4) Subject: Licensing, Senate Bill 159 (SB159) Subject: Free Speech,โ€ฆ

Podcast - Taxpayer Talks

Episode 10: Texas Legislature Takes on Property Tax โ€œRelief,โ€ But Will Taxpayers Feel It?

Episode Description ๐Ÿ’ฐ In this episode of ๐—ง๐—”๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž๐—ฆ, we discuss the dueling property tax relief proposals prioritized by leadership in both legislative chambers. We also cover other pro-taxpayer legislation making its way through the process, including the proposed banโ€ฆ

NewsTestimony

Senate Bill 3: Testimony Before the Senate Finance Committee

Tim Hardin is the President/CEO of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. Senate Bill 3: Homestead Exemption Increase The Texas Senate Finance Committee considered Senate Bill 3 or Lt., Gov. Dan Patrickโ€™s legislative priority related to increasing the homestead exemption from $40,000 toโ€ฆ

Vote Notices

Vote Notice โ€“ 3.15.2023

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 15, 2023 (Day 65 of the 88th Legislative Session): Texas Senate Subject: Supplemental Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 30 (SB30) Texas House of Representatives None Reminder: Vote Notices are providedโ€ฆ

News88th TXLege

Appraisal Caps Overwhelmingly Rejected in HB 2 House Hearing

On Monday, the House Ways and Means Committee laid out House Bill 2, the House leadershipโ€™s property tax relief package. The legislation is authored by the chairman of the committee State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas/Career Fiscal Index โ€œFโ€). The legislationโ€ฆ