by Jeramy Kitchen | Mar 14, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
On Monday, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee considered legislation seeking to ban the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying statewide. Though the legislation was left pending, it is likely to be passed out of committee and considered by the overall Senate...
by TFR Staff | Mar 9, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Podcast - Taxpayer Talks
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss the upcoming bill filing deadline as a part of the ongoing 88th Legislative Session, what priority legislation has been filed that would be beneficial to Texas taxpayers, and potential legislation...
by TFR Staff | Mar 6, 2023 | 88th TXLege, Podcast - The Week Ahead
Episode Description π° In our fourth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by Bill Peacock, host of The Liberty Cafe Podcast, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D. to discuss the pro-taxpayer legislation that was filed ahead of the bill filing deadline (Friday, March 10). We also...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Feb 21, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
The fiscal watchdog organization Truth in Accounting (TIA) recently published its latest Financial State of the Cities Report for 2023. The report analyzed the financial health of the top 75 cities in America. βThe report found that 50 cities did not have enough money...
by Jeramy Kitchen | Feb 14, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
On Monday, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Taxpayer Champion State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) filed legislation seeking to impose a spending limit for city- and county-level local governments based on the rate of increase for both population and inflation. In...
