by Vance Ginn | Oct 23, 2023 | News, State
Texas has been a leader in job creation. But Texas faces major headwinds as this year’s 88th Legislature has looked more like California than what Texans expect. There is a better way. This included the largest spending increase, largest corporate welfare increase,...
by TFR Staff | Oct 16, 2023 | Texe Lege
The race to fill the vacant seat for Texas House District 2 is underway, with the special election now less than a month out. One candidate, Jill Dutton, has thrown her hat into the ring, hoping that Voters in HD-2 will send her down to Austin to represent them...
by TFR Staff | Oct 12, 2023 | News, Texe Lege
What does it say about a state that has to pay off government schools and those within the government school system in order to potentially adopt a school choice system that benefits only some students? That scenario is exactly what is playing out right now in the...
by Andrew McVeigh | Oct 10, 2023 | News, State
The State’s metaphorical piggy bank continues to fill up with surplus dollars from your wallet, says the Texas Comptroller. Last Friday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the Certification Revenue Estimate(CRE) for the fiscal 2024-25 biennium. The CRE...
by Vance Ginn | Sep 27, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Texe Lege
This commentary was originally published at The Center Square here. It is being republished with permission from the author. If you live in Texas, then your property taxes are skyrocketing. This has made housing less affordable, especially for the neediest among...