Although the 85th Texas Legislature will likely be faced with a tight budget, we recommend limiting government spending growth so that there are sufficient funds to reduce the burden of onerous taxes. This section covers Margin Tax, Personal Income Tax, Property Tax-Sales Swap, and Supermajority Requirement to Raise Taxes.
Energy & Environment
Texas Needs To Fix Its Energy Strategy
Texas is America’s manufacturing and energy export powerhouse. If the Trump administration envisions a true American energy renaissance on the horizon, Texas must lead. But before Texas can lead, it must get its own grid in order. Decades of federal and state subsidies—the latter now thankfully dead—have powered an overinvestment in periodic wind and solar...
April 28, 2025