Fiscal Responsibility Index Reveals Big-spending Lawmakers

Fiscal Responsibility Index Reveals Big-spending Lawmakers

Fiscal responsibility ratings for Texas state lawmakers have been released for the 88th Legislative Session, revealing the overall average of fiscal responsibility among elected lawmakers is 42 points out of 100—a failing grade. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR)...
Fiscal Responsibility Index Reveals Big-spending Lawmakers

Texas House Continues to Support More Corporate Welfare

Despite opposition from fiscal conservatives, lawmakers in the Texas House have continued their streak of voting for additional corporate welfare handouts. “This legislative session has been the most fiscally irresponsible in decades,” Tim Hardin, president of Texans...
Texas Lawmakers File Legislation to Open Casinos

Texas Lawmakers File Legislation to Open Casinos

Legislation to legalize gambling for a limited number of destination resorts has been filed in the Texas House. State Rep. Charlie Geren (R–Fort Worth) announced on Friday the filing of House Joint Resolution 97, a constitutional amendment to allow casino gambling in...
Texas House Committee Reviews Corporate Welfare Program

Texas House Committee Reviews Corporate Welfare Program

On Thursday, the Texas House Ways and Means Committee met to consider several interim charges, including the scheduled ending of Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code—Texas’ corporate welfare scheme. Chapter 313 allows local school districts to offer large tax breaks—for...
A Not-So-Republican Caucus Chairman

A Not-So-Republican Caucus Chairman

For almost two decades, Republicans have controlled all statewide offices and both chambers of the Texas Legislature. Despite this reality and campaign promises to the contrary, legislative priorities of the Republican Party of Texas have repeatedly been ignored....