by Jeramy Kitchen | Sep 6, 2022 | Local, News
As we have begun to report on local jurisdictions adopting new tax rates for the next fiscal year, it has become apparent that many around the state are failing to adopt the βno-new-revenueβ tax rate. This has caused several concerned Texas taxpayers to reach out to...
by TFR Staff | Sep 1, 2022 | Podcast - Taxpayer Talks
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss how in the debate over student loan debt ‘forgiveness’, higher education institutions are largely escaping blame as well as deception being used by local governments in Texas when it comes...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Aug 31, 2022 | News, State
On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott reportedly opined on the projected budget surplus and its partial use for the purposes of providing a property tax cut. βTexas is sitting on a record budget surplus of $27 billion… Because this is your money, I...
by TFR Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Local, News
As we have begun to report on cities adopting new tax rates and many failing to adopt the no-new-revenue rate, a number of folks have reached out to us at Texans for Fiscal Responsibility about the deceptive practices reducing transparency in these cities. The...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Aug 31, 2022 | Featured, News, State
This week, the Defend Texas Liberty PAC released polling that suggested a majority of Texans, from both major political parties, support using a majority of the projected budget surplus to lower their property tax burdens. Polling Results Among several other...