by cbetz | May 9, 2023 | Research
Texas is one of only 15 states still requiring costly and ineffective vehicle safety inspections. Despite over $288 million in annual revenue from this program, studies show little to no impact on improving road safety. In fact, other states that have eliminated their...
by cbetz | May 8, 2023 | Commentary
This commentary was written by Don Huffines exclusively for Texas Scorecard and published here. When taxpayers heard about Texas’ $32.7 billion budget surplus in January, Texans seeking to be free of paying “rent” to the government hoped that this would be the year...
by cbetz | May 8, 2023 | Research
The Texas Legislature is about to pass a record $308 billion budget, but taxpayers are being misled. Despite claims of a budget surplus, the Legislature is using budget gimmicks to hide $36 billion in new spending, diverting funds away from the promised property tax...
by cbetz | Apr 28, 2023 | Commentary
This commentary was written by Don Huffines exclusively for The Houston Chronicle and published here. Take a moment to imagine the liberty and prosperity in Texas if we had the ability to actually own our property. Because in a way, we don’t. And this is the dirty...
by cbetz | Apr 5, 2023 | Research
Texas taxpayers are footing the bill for corporate welfare programs like Chapter 313, which provide property tax abatements to politically connected businesses—often without any evidence of economic benefit. These programs, which cost Texas billions, have done little...
