by TFR Staff | Sep 16, 2025 | Commentary
John Huffman, former mayor of Southlake and current Texas Senate District 9 candidate, campaigns as a “proven conservative” with a claim of a record of fiscal responsibility. A Texas A&M and Georgetown Law graduate, Huffman served on the Southlake City...
by Bill Peacock | Aug 27, 2025 | Commentary, Local
With redistricting out of the way, the Texas Legislature has turned to addressing Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for “[l]egislation reducing the property tax burden on Texans.” Sadly, the bill being considered—Senate Bill 10—will do nothing to accomplish what Gov. Abbott...
by TFR Staff | Aug 20, 2025 | Commentary
Taxpayer-funded lobbying happens when government entities—cities, counties, school districts, and special districts—use taxpayer money to hire lobbyists or pay dues to associations that lobby lawmakers. In plain terms, it’s government lobbying other government,...
by Bill Peacock | Jul 24, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Research
Executive Summary Texas’ political leaders claim they will spend $51 billion (of taxpayer money) the next two years on public schools to provide property tax relief to homeowners, small businesses, and other landowners. Yet over the last six years of legislative...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jul 18, 2025 | Commentary, Local
This article originally appeared in the San Antonio Express-News here. It is being reposted with permission of the author. As Texas continues to reel from the fatal floods in the Hill Country, we are reminded of past natural disasters that Texas has endured and of...
