This series evaluates five recommendations designed to create a more accountable, transparent budget process. The reforms include: strengthening the current spending limit; returning surplus revenues to taxpayers; ensuring dedicated funds are used only for their original purpose; providing greater detail to the state budget; and, posting agencies checkbooks online for public review.
Taxes & Spending
These 12 Small & Mid-Sized Cities and Counties are Threatening Huge Tax Hikes
Many small and mid-sized cities and counties are right now considering tax rates that, if ultimately adopted, will result in homeowners paying higher taxes. In some cases, those threatened tax hikes are dramatic. To better understand which Texas taxpayers are in the danger zone, I recently surveyed numerous Notices of Public Hearing on Tax Increase,...
September 14, 2026