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...
by cbetz | Apr 3, 2023 | Commentary
This commentary was written by Don Huffines exclusively for Austin Business Journal and published here. Like our Texas Longhorn, the homestead exemption tax seems to live and multiply well beyond its years. Unlike our prized bovine, however, there is nothing positive...
