by TFR Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Statements
Today, both the Texas House and Senate have released their budgets. Both the House and Senate appropriation bills provide $15B for property tax relief, with $12B to compress Maintenance & Operations rates by 7.75% and $3B to increase the homestead exemption from...
by TFR Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
It seems like every two years, just as the legislative session begins, so too do the conversations about expanded gambling in Texas. Most recently, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) made comments that seem to signal he is in favor of...
by TFR Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | 88th TXLege, Podcast - Taxpayer Talks
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss what occurred in the first week of the 88th Legislative Session, as well as the details of the fiscal update we received from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar with guest Vance Ginn, Ph.D., and ultimately...
by TFR Staff | Jan 11, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
Only two days into the 88th Legislative Session, both legislative chambers made a mad dash to give their offices as much money as they could squeeze out of Texas taxpayers. Growing Government As expected, they used the usual excuses: to keep up with inflation and to...
by TFR Staff | Jan 9, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Statements
On Monday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released his long-awaited Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) ahead of the 88th Legislative Session, which begins Tuesday. One key takeaway from Hegarβs announcement, outside of the estimate lawmakers can spend, was that the...
