The Texas economy continues to be the envy of other states. In January 2025, the Comptroller in his Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) for the 2026-2027 Biennium  projected an ending general revenue (GR) balance of $23.8 billion for 2024-2025 biennium, which concludes on August 31, 2025. But that rosy forecast is subject to the usual caveats; projections of economic growth (or contractions) are always tentative at best. It is a given that, due to the large surplus, there will be

The Legislature should use the state's projected budget surplus for additional property tax relief. The Texas Legislature has enacted...

Even with property tax rates slashed, more work still needs to be done. The Texas Legislature has enacted several key property tax...

Proposition 2 would authorize counties and cities to grant a partial or 100 percent property tax exemption for child-care facilities. A...

Overall, Texas is a relatively low-tax state, being one of only nine states that does not have an individual income tax. Unfortunately,...

Part II of TCCRI's recently published State Budget & Taxation Task Force Report discussed an issue of increasing importance to the state:...

Part II of TCCRI's recently published State Budget & Taxation Task Force Report discussed the flaws of the state’s franchise tax and the...

Part II of TCCRI's recently published State Budget & Taxation Task Force Report analyzed the problems posed by imposing property taxes on...

Part II of TCCRI's recently published State Budget & Taxation Task Force Report discussed the current statutory caps on the annual rate...

The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute is pleased to release Part II of the Final Report of the 2021-2022 State Budget &...