by Andrew McVeigh | Sep 18, 2026 | State
Every penny should be returned to Texas taxpayers. Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday1 that Texas will receive $7.5 billion from the federal government to reimburse border security costs Texas taxpayers carried during the Biden administration. After speaking with...
by TFR Staff | Sep 18, 2026 | Commentary
Vikki Goodwin wants to be Texas’ next lieutenant governor. For taxpayers who want to know what she would do with one of the most powerful offices in state government, they need only look at what she has done with the power she already holds. The record is remarkably...
by TFR Staff | Sep 7, 2026 | Local
Gillespie County is preparing to increase property taxes on local taxpayers while sitting on a large general fund balance. The rate proposed by the Gillespie County Commissioners for the 2026 tax year is $0.2873 per $100 of valuation, above the no-new-revenue (NNR)...
by Andrew McVeigh | Sep 4, 2026 | Local
Lubbock is preparing to raise city property taxes on local taxpayers, again. The rate proposed for 20261 is $0.513421 per $100 of valuation, which is above the no-new-revenue rate of $0.475154 and just under the voter-approval rate of $0.513447. Because the...
by TFR Staff | Sep 3, 2026 | Commentary
Gina Hinojosa is asking Texans to make her governor in November. But for taxpayers evaluating her record, there is a straightforward reason to be highly skeptical: Hinojosa has earned an F on the Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) Fiscal Responsibility Index in...
