by Bill Peacock | Mar 24, 2025 | Research
Texans to Receive Only $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief New Spending Reduces Potential Tax Cuts Now and in the Future When the Texas Senate meets this week to debate and adopt the 2026-27 budget for the state of Texas, it is likely to put Texas on track to approve...
by Vance Ginn | Mar 21, 2025 | Texe Lege
Texas’ state government has a $24 billion surplus and a $28.5 billion Rainy Day Fund. Instead of using this overcollected taxpayer money to substantially cut taxes, government spending, and regulations, the 89th Texas Legislature is often advancing legislation in this...
by Vance Ginn | Feb 27, 2025 | Texe Lege
Texas must take advantage of this moment to rein in its bloated government workforce and put taxpayers first. The resignation of 77,000 federal employees out of 2.2 million—and nearly 3 million including contractors—proves what we already knew: government is too big,...
by Andrew McVeigh | Feb 19, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Texas House Leadership Sidesteps Full House Vote In a move that bypasses traditional legislative procedures and disrespects taxpayers, the Texas House Administration Committee has unilaterally approved significant budget increases for legislative offices, including a...
by Bill Peacock | Feb 7, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
A sentiment making its way around the Texas Legislature is that providing tax relief for property owners is “too big of a commitment.” An element of this sentiment was expressed several times in a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing where members repeatedly noted...
