by TFR Staff | Apr 27, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Podcast - Taxpayer Talks
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss Texas House lawmakers voting in favor of increasing their own pensions, at the further expense of Texas taxpayers. We also discuss the corporate welfare revival effort moving in the Texas House and...
by TFR Staff | Apr 24, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Podcast - The Week Ahead
Episode Description π° In our eleventh episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss what the Texas Legislature is proposing to do with the budget surplus (over-collected taxpayer money), the budget proposal nearing the final stages of its consideration and the support for the...
by Bill Peacock | Apr 24, 2023 | 88th TXLege, Featured, News, Research
Executive Summary A lot of people know about Texasβ $32.7 billion budget surplus. What most donβt know is that the Texas Legislature has $78.4 billion more in state funds to spend this year than it spent in 2021 and that the Texas Legislature is on track to spend most...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Apr 17, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
On Monday, the Texas Senate considered House Bill 1, or the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the next biennium (fiscal years 2024 and 2025). The legislation represents the proposed state budget, the only item that lawmakers are constitutionally bound to consider...
by TFR Staff | Apr 17, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Podcast - The Week Ahead
Episode Description π° In our tenth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we discuss the state budget proposal now making its way through the Texas Senate and the prospects for property tax relief as deadlines are on the horizon. We are joined by special guest Vance Ginn, Ph.D....
