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1️⃣ On March 2, 1836, Texas declared independence from centralized control.
Today, we need a different kind of independence — independence from overburdening property taxes, unchecked spending, & regulatory overreach.
That’s why we created the Texas Liberty Compact. 🧵
🤠 Tomorrow #txlege lawmakers have the ability to begin filing bills ahead of the upcoming 90th Legislative Session. We will be providing digests for FREE through the bill filing deadline of 3/12/27. You can find those here⤵️
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Pre-filing for the 90th Texas Legislature opens tomorrow.
Our NEW 90th #txlege hub puts it all in one place: the session timeline, incoming bill digests, our commentary & Legislative Spotlights, & eventual Floor Reports with a vote recommendation on EVERY bill that gets put on a House or Senate calendar.
Bookmark it here ⤵️
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Election results change. TPR’s mission doesn’t: promoting a stronger, freer Texas through research rooted in individual liberty, personal responsibility, free enterprise, private property rights, & limited government.
Our principles don’t change with the political winds. We will be here advancing liberty-based solutions that improve governance across the Lone Star State no matter who is elected.
Texas Policy Research retweeted
😱 Truly a house of horrors if you see any of these costumes today. Steer clear! #Halloween2026 – at Weatherford, TX
(🧵1/7) Texas’ new #schoolchoice dashboard shows more than 111,000 funded participants, nearly 95,400 applicants waiting, & 60% of funded students classified as low-income.
Demand is clear. Will the 90th #txlege deliver broader access?
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(6/) Expanding school choice also requires fixing the funding structure.
If Texas funds education accounts while insulating district funding from enrollment changes, taxpayers can face growing costs.
Education dollars should follow students & their families’ choices. #txlege
(7/7) The 90th Legislature should pursue truly universal school choice, funding that follows students, & clear taxpayer accountability.
Texas families have demonstrated demand. #txlege lawmakers now must decide how broadly educational freedom will be available.
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💰🔥 Limiting local spending & debt is one of the most important things Texas can do as part of our Texas Liberty Compact to ensure prosperity for future generations. #txlege
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(🧵1/8) Texas is nearly matching California in state and local bonded debt:
👉California: $337 billion
👉Texas: $311 billion
We need to get our fiscal house in order. A reputation for fiscal conservatism means little without spending & borrowing restraint. #txlege
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Texas Policy Research retweeted
💰🔥 Request 3% less. Ask for the reduction back. Add billions more. Texas agencies’ Legislative Appropriation Requests (LARs) show why a baseline reduction alone cannot deliver spending restraint.
The responsibility now falls to #txlege lawmakers to scrutinize the requests & control the final budget.
Last session, lawmakers passed the largest budget in TX history, a 42.8% increase from just 4 years prior, far outpacing the growth of pop/inflation. TX needs to get its fiscal house in order!
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(🧵1/8) 🔎💰 Texas agencies were told to request 3% less. Several did, while also asking to restore those reductions through “exceptional items.”
Across 88 agencies, the combined requests seek 6.17% MORE in General Revenue-related funds. #txlege
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(🧵1/8) 🔎💰 Texas agencies were told to request 3% less. Several did, while also asking to restore those reductions through “exceptional items.”
Across 88 agencies, the combined requests seek 6.17% MORE in General Revenue-related funds. #txlege
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(7/) In July, Texas Policy Research Action joined a small coalition of fiscal conservatives calling to ACTUALLY reduce government’s size & scope.
We warned that smaller base requests still allowed billions in exceptional requests. That warning now has a price tag. #txlege
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(8/8) These are requests, not enacted spending. The 90th Legislature decides what gets funded.
The test of fiscal restraint will be the final appropriations, not whether agencies submitted smaller baseline requests.
Read our full analysis ⤵️
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