by TFR Staff | Dec 9, 2024 | News, Texe Lege
What it means for conservative-fiscal policy On Saturday, the Texas House Republican Caucus convened in the capitol building to cast their votes for a new Speaker, following Dade Phelan’s withdrawal from the contentious race the day before. As reported by Texans for...
by Andrew McVeigh | Dec 6, 2024 | News
This morning, the sitting Speaker of the Texas House, Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) released a statement announcing that he was withdrawing his candidacy to remain Speaker in the 89th Legislative Session. Phelan’s statement announcing his decision said, in part, “Out...
by TFR Staff | Nov 14, 2024 | News
Just one week after the 2024 election in which the Republican Party further expanded their majorities in both chambers of the Texas Legislature, pre-filing of bills for the 2025 legislative session has started. Thanks to the widespread victories of...
by Vance Ginn | Sep 23, 2024 | Research
Overview The 2024-25 Frozen Texas Budget would have kept the state’s budget from growing as it is already too big, thereby excessively burdening taxpayers. This also helps quickly achieve the three-step process to eliminate all property taxes over the next decade by...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jun 7, 2024 | News
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) has released the Legislative Priorities for the 2025-2026 cycle and the 89th Legislative session. The RPT legislative priorities include the top eight tasks that the party expects republican members of the Texas Legislature to...
