Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 22nd, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 263 (SB 263) – Tax fairness for radio broadcasters Subject:  Senate Bill 924 (SB 924) – Blocks franchise fee expansion Subject: Senate Bill 2064 (SB…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 21st, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 33 (SB 33) – Ban on Government Support for Abortion Subject: Senate Bill 20 (SB 20) – Criminalizes AI-generated Child Exploitation Subject: Senate…

A rare win for taxpayers is sitting on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk—but powerful forces are working behind the scenes to derail it. House Bill 21 by State Rep. Gary Gates (R-Richmond)has cleared both chambers of the Texas Legislature with bipartisan…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 20th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) –  Property Tax Relief, Raising the Homestead Exemption Subject:  Senate Bill 3 (SB 3) – Hemp Regulation and THC Ban…

Many Texas politicians are claiming the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget is conservative. But the facts tell a different story. Examples of poor fiscal discipline in the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget include more than $50 billion of new state funds spending,…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 19th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 40 (SB 40) –  No taxpayer money for bail.  Subject: Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1) –  No bail for illegal aliens charged…

Texas is still growing—but it’s no longer growing right. In a state known for dynamism, this year’s budget feels more like a bureaucratic monument than a launchpad for prosperity. Despite historic surpluses, lawmakers have chosen spending sprees over structural reform…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 16th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: Senate Bill 984 (SB 984) – Expanded Right-to-try Subject: Senate Bill 2448 (SB 2448) – New rural workforce grant program Subject: Senate…

Texas lawmakers often tout their commitment to limited government, but their excessive budget behavior tells another story.  In the current legislative session (ending June 2), they were handed a golden opportunity: a massive $24 billion surplus. They could have used…

Spending in the proposed 2026-27 Texas budget is very Democrat friendly. Fifty-seven of the 62 Democrats in the Texas House voted for the budget; all 11 Democrats in the Texas Senate voted for it. And why shouldn’t they? In the…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 15th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Bill 4847 (HB 4847) – School recapture transparency Subject: House Bill 1449 (HB 1449) – Streamlines mobile food permitting Subject:…

Despite its conservative image, Texas is a haven for crony capitalism. Texans provide billions of dollars for big and small business and special interests groups through multiple channels, including property tax abatements for manufacturers and subsidies in the Texas budget. …

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for May 14th, 2025 Texas House of Representatives Subject: House Joint Resolution 73 (HJR 73) – Expanded tax relief for elderly or disabled Subject: House Bill 982 (HB 982) –…

Texas should end the Texas Lottery and Lottery Commission, and stop exploiting struggling families to fund the government through gambling. The Texas Lottery Commission should not be continued this session—it should be abolished. There are several opportunities to accomplish this…

While Washington under Trump sought to “drain the swamp,” Texas lawmakers are filling it back up. The state’s latest budget is a glaring indictment of government excess, and it’s missing a critical weapon against waste: DOGE, the Delivery of Government…