Introduction The Texas Constitution contains two limits on state government spending. One of them is a balanced budget amendment, known as the Pay-As-You-Go Limit. Because of this, Texas cannot use deficit spending to support most state expenditures. While this is…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 9th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 175 (HJR 175) – Money Freedom Subject: House Joint Resolution 88 (HJR 88) – Niche Property tax exemption…

When the Texas House and Texas Senate vote on whether to approve the final versions of House Bill 500 and Senate Bill 1, Figure 1 shows that they will be voting on whether to approve more than $53 billion in…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 8th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) – Hostile Foreign Property Ownership Subject: Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) – Hostile Foreign Property Ownership…

Once hailed as a national model for fiscal responsibility and economic freedom, Texas now appears to be drifting dangerously close to California’s big-government playbook. The recently proposed 2026–27 Texas state budget sends a clear signal: the Lone Star State is…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 7th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 30 (HB 30) – Disaster tax loophole Subject: House Bill 175 (HB 175) – New Grant program Subject: House…

Since 2019, including what is proposed this session, the Texas Legislature has increased spending on public schools by about $23 billion in the name of property tax relief. It has done little to help Texans; during that period, Figure 1…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 6th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 123 (HB 123) – State education spending expansion Subject: House Bill 111 (HB 111) – Expands transparency Subject: House…

On April 11, 26 Texas House members voted against the budget bill, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1). That was the most no votes against a Texas budget since 29 members voted against the budget in 2013. Nineteen of the no…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 5th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 34 (HJR 34) – Border security and property taxes Subject: House Bill 113 (HB 113) – Strict interpretation…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 2nd, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 138 (HJR 138) – Ban on Carbon Tax Subject: House Bill 42 (HB 42) – Higher ed spending…

At Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, our mission has always been clear: advocate for the hardworking taxpayers and families of Texas by promoting fiscal conservatism, reducing the size of government, and ensuring elected officials are held accountable to their constituents. On…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 1st, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 1545 (HB 1545) – Improves sunset review process Subject: House Joint Resolution 110 (HJR 110) – Constitutional hurdle for…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 30th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 24 (HB 24) – Modernizes zoning protest procedures Subject: House Bill 35 (HB 35) – Taxpayer-funded peer support program…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for April 29th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 7 (HJR 7) – Billions in new constitutional spending Subject: House Joint Resolution 112 (HJR 112) – Protects…