Welcome to your Friday Fiscal Note.  This week, we discuss “Municipal Receivership,” what it is, and why Texas needs it in order to protect taxpayers and families from rogue cities threatening the safety and prosperity of every Texan. And, in case you missed it, last weekend we celebrated America’s 250th birthday. 250 years of promoting and fighting for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We shared a reflection on the enduring virtues that sustain our liberty, and to what end that liberty should be actually ordered. And don’t miss our interview with Thomas Murray of State Leadership Initiative, discussing Municipal Receivership, and more! Check out all this, and more, below!  | | | | | | | | | | If you would like someone from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility to come and speak or present at your event please fill out the below form, and someone from our team will be sure to contact you to confirm details! | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas Needs Municipal Receivership | | | | When a city repeatedly wastes taxpayer dollars, refuses to enforce state law, allows violent crime to spiral, or ignores its financial responsibilities, the people who suffer most are the taxpayers, families, and hardworking citizens left to clean up the mess and pay the bill. Texans deserve better than to simply watch as their cities decline… | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | America 250: The Enduring Virtues That Sustain Our Liberty | | | | This Independence Day, as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, Americans across the nation reflect on the profound courage, faith, virtue, duty, responsibility, and sacrifice that gave birth to our republic… | | | | | | | | | | | | Check out our interview we conducted with Thomas Murray of State Leadership Initiative on Municipal Receivership, and why Texas must pass this into law. |  | | | | | | | |
