by Vance Ginn | Jun 6, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Taxpayers should be alarmed at final 2026–27 budget passed by the Texas Legislature. What started as competing proposals from the Senate and House has ended in a bloated conference committee budget that dramatically expands state government beyond what key measures...
by Bill Peacock | May 30, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Texas Taxpayers Need a Break State Funds Spending Up $25 Billion The Texas Legislature is on the verge of adopting its final budget for the 2026-27 fiscal biennium. Few people are aware of this, but that budget consists of two bills: Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 500....
by TFR Staff | May 20, 2025 | 89th TXLege
A rare win for taxpayers is sitting on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk—but powerful forces are working behind the scenes to derail it. House Bill 21 by State Rep. Gary Gates (R-Richmond)has cleared both chambers of the Texas Legislature with bipartisan support and now...
by TFR Staff | May 19, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Many Texas politicians are claiming the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget is conservative. But the facts tell a different story. Examples of poor fiscal discipline in the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget include more than $50 billion of new state funds spending, using budget...
by TFR Staff | May 8, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
When the Texas House and Texas Senate vote on whether to approve the final versions of House Bill 500 and Senate Bill 1, Figure 1 shows that they will be voting on whether to approve more than $53 billion in new spending of state funds. Figure 1: New State Funds...
