Texas's current constitutional spending limit, contained in Article VIII, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution, reads as follows: In no...

Click to read the 2020-2021 State Budget & Taxation Task Force Report.

Comments to the House Committee on Ways & Means: The Role of the Local Option Sales and Use

Comments to the House Committee on Ways & Means: Providing Property Tax Relief

Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute House Committee on Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services March 9, 2020 Regarding...

Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute Senate Committee on Finance February 25, 2020 Regarding the Committee’s Charge: Interim...

While Texas is a low-tax state overall, its property taxes- which are imposed by local governments rather than by the state- are quite high

In this piece, TCCRI's Executive Director Tom Aldred explains why all Texans should vote to prohibit a state income tax on November 5.

The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute applauds Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, and Speaker Bonnen after their...

Click here to read the entire Task Force Report. I. The State Budget in Perspective Boosted by strong oil and gas, sales, and franchise...