Texas Needs Municipal Receivership
When a city repeatedly wastes taxpayer dollars, refuses to enforce state law, allows violent crime to spiral, or ignores its financial responsibilities, the people who suffer most are the taxpayers, families, and hardworking citizens left to clean up the mess and pay...
America 250: The Enduring Virtues That Sustain Our Liberty
This Independence Day, as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, Americans across the nation reflect on the profound courage, faith, virtue, duty, responsibility, and sacrifice that gave birth to our republic. The immortal words of the Declaration of...
ABBOTT: Property Tax Overhaul Has the Votes to Pass the House
A plan to enact the most substantive overhaul of Texas’ broken and skyrocketing property tax system may have the votes necessary to pass in the Texas House. At public campaign events in East Texas this week, Governor Greg Abbott announced he has commitments from more...
TFR Calls for Entirety of Federal Reimbursement to be Returned to Taxpayers
(Austin, TX) Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) Friday officially called on State Leaders to prioritize Texas taxpayers and families by committing the entirety of the State’s Border Security Reimbursement submission towards the elimination of property...
Austin Taxpayers Are Getting a Vote on City Hall Accountability
Over the last decade, Austin's city budget has grown 80 percent while the population grew just 10 percent. The city is now spending $6.3 billion annually,1 and until this November, taxpayers have had no formal mechanism to verify whether any of it is being spent...
Texas Lottery Commission and Former Director Set for Court Appearance
The Texas Lottery has been riddled with scandal and corruption for more than three decades. The Texas Lottery Commission and its former Executive Director now face first-degree felony charges in court this week in the next step towards accountability for taxpayers....
Gambling Scandal Ends Texas Tech QB’s College Career as He Tries To Jump to the NFL
The Consequences Just a few weeks after the NCAA’s decision to rule Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby permanently ineligible1 for gambling violations, and Sorsby’s resolve to fight the ruling, the saga has taken an unexpected turn. Sorsby has abandoned his effort...
Complete & Total Victory
The 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston has just wrapped up at the end of last week, and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility is proud to report a complete and total success. All three of our primary legislative priority goals were included in the final...
A Sit-Down with Senator Bob Hall: Exposing the Texas Lottery Scam
Recently, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility sat down for an interview with Texas State Senator Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) to discuss the egregious corruption and scandals with the Texas State Lottery. Check out the interview below! Interview with Senator Bob Hall on the...