by TFR Staff | Jul 20, 2021 | News, State
In a recent report released by TPPF, Vance Ginn and James Quintero laid out a proposal for property tax relief that echoes both the grassroots and TFR’s plan last week. They are calling for the legislature to buy down M&O property taxes with the recent...
by TFR Staff | Jul 14, 2021 | Texe Lege
For years, the desire for property tax relief has been at the top of Texans’ concerns. As a matter of fact, in a recent poll conducted by our friends at Texas Public Policy Foundation, it was revealed that 71% of registered voters would not be happy if nothing is done...
by TFR Staff | May 26, 2021 | Texe Lege
Following the Texas Senate’s passage of the conference committee report on the state budget, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility president Cary Cheshire issued the following statement: Texas lawmakers have passed a budget that does not deliver substantial property...
by TFR Staff | Apr 6, 2021 | Texe Lege
Following the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1, the state budget, in the Texas Senate, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility president Cary Cheshire issued the following statement: “The Texas Senate’s budget provides only a modest increase in total state spending...
by TFR Staff | Mar 8, 2021 | Texe Lege
State lawmakers should repeal the property tax levied on business personal property and inventory. Only eleven states other than Texas levy such a tax. Texas’ onerous property tax system requires that businesses pay taxes on both the land it occupies and its...
