A Thanksgiving Message
As Texans gather around tables this Thanksgiving, we at Texans for Fiscal Responsibility want to pause amid the turkey and football to say something simple and heartfelt: thank you. This has not been an easy year for Texas families. Grocery bills are higher. Utility...
Austin ISD’s School Closures
A Necessary Step Toward Better Fiscal Responsibility After years of fiscal mismanagement, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) has finally taken a meaningful step toward some accountability. On November 22nd, the AISD Board of Trustees voted to close 10...
The Case Against Property Taxes
This post was originally published at "Liberty Taxed: A Blog on US Tax Policy" HERE. It is being republished with permission from the author. Property ownership is the cornerstone of a free society. It reflects the natural right of individuals to control what they...
The Fallout from Proposition Q’s Defeat
Austin Voters Deliver a Mandate for Fiscal Restraint The city of Austin’s recent budget proposals, following the defeat of Prop Q, are cause for concern for Austinites across the political spectrum. They are proposing massive cuts to funding for Emergency Services and...
Abbott Declares Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR Foreign Terrorist Organizations
In a significant move to safeguard Texas land and resources from foreign threats, Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation1 on November 18, 2025, designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist and...
Property Tax Swap or Property Tax Buydown? Conservatives Must Make Up Their Mind
For almost 20 years, there have been serious discussions in Texas about eliminating property taxes. And during that period, few Texas politicians have made serious attempts to do anything about this. In fact, as a body, the Texas Legislature (including state-wide...
Sustainable State Budget Revolution Across the U.S.
Government Spending Is The Problem The late, great economist Milton Friedman said, "The real problem is government spending." This is true as spending comes before taxes or regulations. If people didn't form a government or politicians didn’t create new...
Questions the Texas Legislature Won’t Ask and Answers They Won’t Give You About the Failure of Property Tax Relief
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just announced a new six-point plan to provide property tax relief. This provides a great opportunity to examine recent property tax relief efforts by the Texas Legislature to determine why they haven’t worked and the best path forward to real,...
Waste, Fraud and Abuse? New Investigations into Texas Southern University
In a new move to safeguard taxpayer dollars, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has formally requested an immediate investigation by the Texas Rangers1 into potential fraud and misuse of funds at Texas Southern University (TSU). This call follows a recent update...