by Vance Ginn | Dec 19, 2024 | Texe Lege
Texans know that economic freedom is the foundation of prosperity. Yet, despite Republican control of the Governor’s Office and Legislature since 2003, state and local government spending has grown far too much, burdening taxpayers and stifling even greater economic...
by Vance Ginn | Dec 17, 2024 | Texe Lege
Texas ranks 7th in the 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index, benefiting from its lack of an individual income tax and a competitive unemployment insurance tax system. However, high property taxes, a complex corporate tax system, and excessive government spending, all...
by Bill Peacock | Dec 6, 2024 | Research
The old truism is that there are two certainties in life, death and taxes. I’d like to modify that slightly to death and government spending. After all, government spending is why taxes exist. No spending, no taxes. But there is spending, and a lot of it. In...
by TFR Staff | Nov 26, 2024 | Texe Lege
The 2024 election results were a clear victory for fiscal conservatives across Texas (and the country as a whole). With the Republican Party securing expanded majorities in both chambers of the State legislature, a unique opportunity is presented to push for critical...
by TFR Staff | Nov 22, 2024 | Texe Lege
Every year, a survey is released detailing the average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for American families. Volunteers across the country visit their local grocery stores to assess the prices of the common staples found in a “typical Thanksgiving feast,” for 10 people....
