| Friend, Welcome to your Friday Fiscal Note.  We’re sure you’ve seen the headlines and the stories about the Texas Legislature providing property tax “relief,” right? Well, this week we take a look beyond the rhetoric and analyze the actual numbers. And guess what? Property taxes were UP in 2025 by $2.7 billion, despite the promises. Read more below about this disappointing (but not unexpected) result, why the legislature’s efforts KEEP failing, and what we have to do to ACTUALLY turn things around. Also this week, James Talarico, a State Representative from Austin, is running for the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, there are some major red flags on his record, specifically regarding his openness to take even more money out of your wallet. We share all the details on Talarico’s tax-record below. And, in case you missed it, we completely debunked the myth that Texas public schools are ‘underfunded’. Check out all this, and more, below!  | 
