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Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Scandal Highlights Need for Reform

Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Scandal Highlights Need for Reform

Dallas City Councilwoman Paula Blackmon’s recent comments have sparked concerns that she is using a taxpayer-funded lobbyist to protect her private West Texas land interests. This revelation, made during an August 27 council meeting, exposes the dangers of...

AG Paxton Probes Whitesboro’s 51% Tax Hike

AG Paxton Probes Whitesboro’s 51% Tax Hike

On September 29, 2025, the City of Whitesboro in North Texas approved a 51.2% increase in its total property tax rate, resulting in an unprecedented 61.6% tax increase for all properties. This decision, made without a vote of approval by the people, drew immediate...

Extreme Political Bias in the Classroom

Extreme Political Bias in the Classroom

“If They Cheer Violence Publicly, What Are They Whispering in the Classroom?” Following the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has received more than 350 complaints about public school teachers and staff who...

The Games Local Governments Play

The Games Local Governments Play

Unmasking Taxing Tactics in Texas In Texas, local governments wield significant authority over taxation and spending decisions that directly impact residents' financial well-being. Local entities such as cities, counties, school districts, and special districts often...

Texas A&M’s Entanglement with Qatar

Texas A&M’s Entanglement with Qatar

Texas A&M University, one of the Lone Star State's premier taxpayer-funded institutions of higher education, has long prided itself on advancing engineering, research, and education with a focus on serving Texas and the nation. Yet its two-decade partnership with...

TFR Candidate Questionnaire Now Live

TFR Candidate Questionnaire Now Live

The Candidate Questionnaire and Survey for candidates to elected office is now live, and accepting responses from candidates.  Texans for Fiscal Responsibility endorses candidates who share in our mission to promote responsible government, and sound policies that...

The 2025 Proposed Amendments to the Texas Constitution

The 2025 Proposed Amendments to the Texas Constitution

On November 4th, Texans across the State will go to the polls to vote on seventeen (17) proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. These proposed amendments were passed by at least a two-thirds majority of both chambers of the Texas Legislature and require a...

Save Capitalism in Texas

Save Capitalism in Texas

Cut the Crony Funds, Bring Back Free Enterprise Gallup’s latest survey on capitalism should be a wake-up call. Nationally, only 54% of Americans now view capitalism positively, down from 60% just a few years ago and the lowest rating ever recorded. Even more alarming,...