Tax Burden
Just One Month: Illegal Immigrants Exceed $121 Million in Healthcare Costs
Unchecked illegal immigration places an unsustainable burden on Texas taxpayers. On April 25, 2025, Brandon Waltens of Texas Scorecard shared a shocking report from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) that confirms what we’ve been saying all along:…
Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Bad Idea for Texas and the Nation
Recent proposals by President Donald Trump to establish a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and by Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to remove the cap on Texas’s Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF) are deeply flawed. Both ideas assume that government-run investment…
Texas’ “C” Grade in Fiscal Health: A Wake-Up Call for Real Reform
Every year, the non-profit organization Truth in Accounting publishes its Financial State of the States report, which evaluates the fiscal health of all 50 states based on their latest financial data. The 2024 report is a thorough, data-driven analysis that…