by Andrew McVeigh | Dec 18, 2023 | News, State
After months of delay following Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s call for a financial audit of the effort to impeach and remove Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton this year, new revelations about the actual cost to taxpayers surfaced last week. These revelations raised...
by TFR Staff | Dec 12, 2023 | News, State
Texas’ Local Debt Crisis: Unpacking the $461.3 Billion Burden In a startling revelation, the Texas Public Policy Foundation reported a significant surge in Texas’ local debt, now towering at an unprecedented $461.3 billion as of the fiscal year 2023. This...
by Vance Ginn | Dec 7, 2023 | Texe Lege
This commentary was originally published at The Center Square here. It is being republished with permission from the author. A record number of states have passed universal school choice so far this year, but it seems Texas won’t be among them. Given...
by Vance Ginn | Nov 28, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, State
Texas lost jobs in October and faces major headwinds with a weak U.S. economy and a poor performance by this year’s 88th Legislature. There is a better way. This included the largest spending increase, largest corporate welfare increase, largest amount passed in...
by TFR Staff | Nov 16, 2023 | News, Texe Lege
One of the perhaps most underreported outcomes of last week’s election is the overwhelming success of local bond propositions, especially those that will further increase the already rapidly growing property tax burden on Texas taxpayers. Collectively, Texas...
