One state legislator wants to force some companies to let some Texans skip out on their bills, but I wonder if he’d let us skip out on our taxes as well? Read More»

Each Independence Day I think of my ancestor Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Two centuries and numerous generations later, I take great inspiration from what he and his colleagues committed to in the summer of 1776. Read More»

Falling on her sword, Vicki Truitt is calling it quits…for the time being. At the conclusion of the Legislative session three weeks ago State Rep. Vicki Truitt left Austin vowing to come back pushing for higher taxes in the form of increased gas taxes and vehicle fees. Read More»

Congress is set to vote on "Cap and Trade" legislation that many Texas officials are rightly speaking out against. It will cap Texas' growth and trade away our prosperity. Read More»

New Video: Texas' best lawmakers based on rating from the 2009 Fiscal Responsibility Index. Read More»

The president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility said Gov. Rick Perry correctly wielded his pen this legislative session on the state budget. The governor used his line-item veto authority to cut $288.9 million from the budget, of which $97.2 million came from general revenue spending. Read More»

Popular wit has us believe there usually isn't much difference between candidates. It's sometimes true, but not too often. That became apparent this week as we took at look at the voting records of freshmen legislators compared to the lawmakers they replaced. The impact is striking. Read More»

In the case of legislation pending before Gov. Rick Perry, too many friends seem to be fighting a proxy battle on the wrong turf. At issue is whether local schools should be allowed to use dollars allocated for textbooks to purchase electronic texts. Not required, just allowed. The legislation is HB 4294 by State Rep. Dan Branch and some want it vetoed. That's just not productive. Read More»

Looking back over our legislative scorecard some strange story lines emerge, especially when you compare our 2009 index with its predecessor issued at the end of the 80th legislative session. One is the “freaky Friday scenario.” Read More»

Well, that didn't take long. The pro-tax team and their media shills at the Dallas Morning News to lay fault for defeat of their tax-and-fee at the feet of pesky taxpayers who didn't line-up in support.

The Tarrant County Judge, Glen Whitley, is quoted on the Read More»