by Andrew McVeigh | Feb 13, 2025 | 89th TXLege, News
On Thursday, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), the Senate’s initially proposed property tax relief legislation, which raises the homestead exemption for school property taxes. SB 4, along with it’s accompanying constitutional amendment SJR 2, will...
by TFR Staff | Feb 11, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Vote Notices
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 11th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) – Property Tax Relief, Raising the Homestead Exemption Author: State Sen. Paul...
by Bill Peacock | Feb 7, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
A sentiment making its way around the Texas Legislature is that providing tax relief for property owners is “too big of a commitment.” An element of this sentiment was expressed several times in a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing where members repeatedly noted...
by TFR Staff | Feb 5, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
A Step Toward Fiscal Reform, But More Is Needed Governor Greg Abbott’s recent “State of the State” address highlighted several important priorities for Texas. While Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) commends the Governor’s efforts to address property...
by Bill Peacock | Jan 30, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Texans Will Get Less Than $4 Billion Out of the $24 Billion Budget Surplus Executive Summary Though it is difficult to discern from recent statements made by Texas’ legislative leaders, the Texas Senate has budgeted only $3 billion for new property tax relief this...
