by TFR Staff | Oct 21, 2024 | Statements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN, TX – On Monday, October 21st, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility released a poll of Texas general election voters. Conducted by CWS Research, the poll shows Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris by 5. It also shows 53 percent...
by Vance Ginn | Oct 7, 2024 | Texe Lege
As Texas faces rising property taxes and record-high government spending, it’s time to reassess the path toward long-term prosperity. Recent data illustrates Texas’ strengths and challenges. In August 2024, Texas maintained a 4.1% unemployment rate, while...
by Vance Ginn | Sep 26, 2024 | Texe Lege
The following piece is taken from Dr. Vance Ginn’s Testimony to the Texas House Select Committee on Sustainable Property Tax Relief: Over the last decade, the Texas Legislature has made some progress in providing property tax relief, but the housing...
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 Vance Ginn | Sep 17, 2024 | Texe Lege
The State of Texas is pouring unprecedented amounts of taxpayer money into public education with little to show for it. From the 2014-15 school year, to the 2022-23 school year, total education spending surged 53% to $92.4 billion, while per-student spending...
