by TFR Staff | May 7, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Once hailed as a national model for fiscal responsibility and economic freedom, Texas now appears to be drifting dangerously close to California’s big-government playbook. The recently proposed 2026–27 Texas state budget sends a clear signal: the Lone Star State is at...
by TFR Staff | May 6, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Since 2019, including what is proposed this session, the Texas Legislature has increased spending on public schools by about $23 billion in the name of property tax relief. It has done little to help Texans; during that period, Figure 1 shows that property tax revenue...
by Vance Ginn | May 5, 2025 | Texe Lege
Texas continues to lead in many ways. There were 192,100 new jobs added over the past year — the most of any state in raw numbers. In March alone, Texas added 26,500 nonfarm jobs, bringing the total number of jobs to a record 14.3 million. Texas also set a new record...
by TFR Staff | May 5, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
On April 11, 26 Texas House members voted against the budget bill, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1). That was the most no votes against a Texas budget since 29 members voted against the budget in 2013. Nineteen of the no votes were from Republicans. But there are good reasons why...
by Bill Peacock | Apr 25, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Testimony on HB 4568 The 79th Texas Legislature established the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP), also known as the Film Incentive Program, in 2005. Since then, star-struck legislators have thrown well over $100 million of Texas taxpayer money at...
