by Andrew McVeigh | Sep 14, 2023 | Federal, News
With the Federal Government’s fiscal year rapidly coming to an end on September 30th, Congress must pass a “continuing resolution,” on spending, or once again face a partial government shutdown. This continuing resolution is essentially a temporary spending bill,...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Sep 13, 2023 | Federal, News, Texe Lege
$33 trillion. Written another way, $33,000,000,000,000. The U.S. National Debt is estimated to surpass $33 trillion in a matter of days. Sadly, milestones like these seem to have become all too regular. Just one year ago I wrote a similar article discussing the somber...
by Andrew McVeigh | Sep 6, 2023 | Local, News
Every year in August and September, Local Governments across the Lone Star State set about the task of proposing and then adopting their tax rates and budgets for the next year. Last month, TFR reminded Texas taxpayers about the impending local government proceedings...
by Andrew McVeigh | Aug 31, 2023 | Local, News
Earlier this month, TFR reminded Texas Taxpayers that the time of local budget setting and property tax rate adoptions was rapidly approaching. Now, just a few weeks later, many major cities and counties across the Lone Star State have put forward their budget...
by Vance Ginn | Aug 30, 2023 | Featured, News, Research
Overview Texas is a leader in economic freedom and is a place where people move from other states. This “Texas Model” of no personal income tax, relatively less government spending and taxes, and sensible regulation supports robust economic growth and job creation....
