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Task Force: State Budget & Taxation Part II

By TCCRI Staff January 23, 2023 The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute is pleased to release Part II of the Final Report of...

Task Force: State Budget & Taxation Part I

By TCCRI Staff January 18, 2023 The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute is pleased to release Part 1 of the Final Report of...

Testimony: House Committee on Ways & Means September 8, 2022

Submitted testimony to the House Committee on Ways & Means on the review of the impact of not renewing Chapter 313, Tax Code.

Testimony: House Committee on Ways & Means September 8, 2022

Submitted testimony to the House Committee on Ways & Means regarding the study of Texas' property tax appraisal system.

Testimony: House Committee on Pensions August 25, 2022

The testimony below was submitted to the Texas House Committee on Pensions, Investments, & Financial Services on August 25, 2022, by the...

Testimony: House Committee on Ways & Means April 21, 2022

The testimony below was submitted to the Texas House Committee on Ways & Means on April 21st, 2022, by the Texas Conservative Coalition...

Testimony: House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development April 20, 2022

Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development April 20, 2022...

Now Is the Time for Property Tax Relief

By Tom Wolfe, April 19, 2022 The 87th Legislature chose not to extend the Chapter 313 property tax incentive program beyond December 31,...

Demise of Chapter 313 Should Prompt Thorough Examination of Commercial Property Taxes

By Tom Wolfe, March 17, 2022 Commercial property taxes in Texas are burdensome due to a combination of high tax rates and a broad tax...

The Case for a Stronger Constitutional Spending Limit in Texas

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

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