by TFR Staff | Sep 5, 2025 | News
Just one day after the close of the second-called special session, nearly two-dozen conservative lawmakers are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to call them back to Austin for a third. On Thursday afternoon, these conservative lawmakers, led by Representative Janis Holt...
by Andrew McVeigh | Sep 2, 2025 | News
In a stunning display of leadership, several conservative members of the Texas House secured a victory for taxpayers by standing up and blocking the final passage of a weak, mostly-for-show property tax “relief” bill, and ensuring pro-taxpayer reforms can live to...
by Bill Peacock | Aug 7, 2025 | Commentary
A Review of Legislation in the 1st Called Special Session Executive Summary Texas’ property tax system is broken. And so is the method of property tax relief Texas politicians have been touting to voters over the last seven years. Despite spending at least $35 billion...
by TFR Staff | Aug 1, 2025 | Commentary
As part of the first 30-day special session of 2025, property tax relief is once again on the agenda—and rightly so. Texans continue to struggle under the weight of one of the highest property tax burdens in the nation. Governor Abbott’s call for the special session...
by TFR Staff | May 6, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Since 2019, including what is proposed this session, the Texas Legislature has increased spending on public schools by about $23 billion in the name of property tax relief. It has done little to help Texans; during that period, Figure 1 shows that property tax revenue...
