Corporate Welfare
Lawmakers Seek to Steal From Taxpayers for More Corporate Welfare
It’s no secret that leadership in the Texas Legislature has been heavily focusing on property tax relief packages in recent weeks. The Texas House and Senate have both filed their proposals, and both seek to provide minimal relief for homeowners….
Episode 4: Bill Filing Deadline Looms. Where Does That Leave Texas Taxpayers?
Episode Description π° In our fourth episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by Bill Peacock, host of The Liberty Cafe Podcast, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D. to discuss the pro-taxpayer legislation that was filed ahead of the bill filing…
Episode 8: Lawmakers Make Moves Against Taxpayers in Texas
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we discuss the efforts to revive corporate welfare in the Texas Legislature as well as the potential consequences for Texas taxpayers expecting tangible property tax relief and a path to the…
Corporate Welfare Revival: Taxpayers Face Uphill Battle
Earlier this week, Texas taxpayers bore witness to yet another effort to revive the now-defunct largest corporate welfare program in Texas, the Chapter 313 tax abatement program. To make matters worse, Republican leadership in both chambers of the Legislature and…
Episode 3: Corporate Welfare Revival Effort
Episode Description π° In our third episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by Robert Montoya, investigative journalist from Texas Scorecard to discuss the ongoing effort to revive the largest corporate welfare program in the state of Texas during…
Episode 2: What Abbott’s State of the State Address Means for Taxpayers
Episode Description π° In our second episode of π§ππ πͺπππ πππππ, we are joined by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. to discuss what the recent State of the State Address given by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott means for Texas taxpayers as well…
Corporate Welfare Revival Legislation Filed in Texas House
Late Thursday, Republican State Rep. J.M. Lozano (Kingsville) filed House Bill 2421 seeking to revive the largest corporate welfare program in Texas. The Chapter 313 tax abatement program, as a part of the Texas Economic Development Act, expired on December…
Is Texas Ready to Legalize Casino Gambling?
It seems like every two years, just as the legislative session begins, so too do the conversations about expanded gambling in Texas. Most recently, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) made comments that seem to signal he is in favor…
Episode 1: Session Preview & Congressional Chaos
Episode Description π° In this episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we preview what is ahead as the 88th Texas Legislative Session begins next week. We also discuss the ongoing U.S. Congressional chaos related to the selection of a Speaker of the…
Prepare Yourselves β Session Is Coming
The 88th Legislative Session Is Nearly Here It is that time again. An odd-numbered year has begun, so we are just days away from the 88th Legislative Session beginning. So much has occurred since the last time the Legislature met,…
Time Runs Out for Largest Corporate Welfare Program in Texas
When the Clock Strikes Midnight As the clock strikes midnight on Saturday, it will mark the end of Texas’ most extensive and expensive corporate welfare program, the Chapter 313 tax abatement program. It also represents an end to a huge…
Festivus: Airing of Grievances
What is Festivus? Finding its origins in the hit ’90s sitcomΒ Seinfeld from an episode entitled “The Strike”, the character George Costanza’s family celebrates a holiday called Festivus as an alternative to Christmas, and a tongue-in-cheek protest to the commercialism surrounding…
What Does a Successful Legislative Session Look Like?
With the 88th Legislative Session set to begin in January, we are increasingly asked by taxpayers and lawmakers alike what winning looks like to Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. That is what we are going to discuss in this article. As…
Episode 22: BONUS EPISODE: State Representative Bryan Slaton
Episode Description π° In this bonus episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we talk with Texas Republican State Representative Bryan Slaton (Royse City) and get his thoughts on the upcoming Texas legislative session, as well as whether Republican House lawmakers are serious…
Episode 18: BONUS EPISODE: Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
Episode Description π° In this bonus episode of π§ππ«π£ππ¬ππ₯ π§ππππ¦, we talk with Dr. Vance Ginn, former Chief Economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Associate Director for Economic Policy of the Office of Management and Budget under the…