Texas Governor David Acton said Monday that his proposed Texas Inflation Relief Act of 2026 has reached the legislature floor, marking the next step for a package he says is aimed at easing cost pressures through tax relief, housing changes and regulatory reductions. In a press release from Austin, Acton urged lawmakers to move quickly on the bill, describing it as a targeted response to inflation that would not require new spending or new taxes. “Inflation continues to squeeze Texas families,” Acton said in a floor speech cited by the release. “This bill delivers real relief without new spending or taxes.” The measure follows Acton’s announcement a day earlier that he was introducing legislation focused on affordability. According to the governor’s office, the bill combines several proposals under one package and is designed as a temporary intervention, with a nine-month sunset for most provisions. The release said some accountability-related provisions would remain permanent. Among the bill’s tax provisions, the governor’s office said the legislation would expand the business personal property exemption to $250,000 and accelerate appraisal caps to a 3% annual limit. The release presented those steps as a way to lower costs for businesses and property owners during a period of elevated prices. Housing is another major component of the proposal. According to the press release, the bill would temporarily preempt restrictive local zoning rules on new housing for six months and require residential permits to be fast-tracked within 60 days. Supporters in the governor’s office argue those changes would help increase housing supply and reduce one source of affordability pressure. The proposal also includes a regulatory package. The release said the bill would establish a one-in, two-out rule for regulations and require cost-benefit analysis. It would also remove barriers to vocational training and apprenticeships, which Acton’s office described as a way to support workforce entry and skills development. Other provisions in the bill address government operations and oversight. The governor’s office said the legislation would create a Texas DOGE Task Force aimed at cutting government waste. It would also permanently ban taxpayer-funded lobbying, require transparency in bidding, and include protections for farmers and ranchers from what the release called activist lawsuits. Acton framed the package as both an affordability measure and a government reform effort. “Let us keep Texas affordable and prosperous for all,” he said, according to the release. The bill’s movement to the floor places it before the state’s combined legislature for debate and voting under DynamicSim’s legislative system, in which lawmakers from all states may vote while outcomes are weighted to the party composition of the state affected. The press release did not provide a timetable for final action, identify expected amendments, or say how much support the measure currently has among legislators. No organized opposition was included in the release. The governor’s office also did not provide estimates of the bill’s fiscal effect or specify which accountability provisions would be exempt from the broader sunset clause. The proposal arrives as cost of living remains a high-salience political issue nationally and in the game’s broader political climate. In Texas, the package could draw attention because it ties together several issues that often generate separate debates: taxation, local control over housing, regulation, workforce policy and government ethics rules. For now, the main confirmed development is procedural: the governor says the bill is on the legislature floor and is seeking swift passage. Whether the package advances unchanged, is narrowed through amendments, or stalls in debate will depend on legislative action in the coming sessions.