Texas Taxpayers and Research Association

Name

Texas Taxpayers and Research Association

Legal name

Texas Taxpayers and Research Association

Website

https://ttara.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TTARA is an Austin-based nonprofit membership organization that provides Texas businesses, trade associations, and policymakers with legislative bill-tracking, fiscal policy research, testimony, webcasts, and advocacy on state and local tax issues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: TTARA is a nonprofit membership organization funded by membership dues from businesses, associations, and individuals interested in Texas state and local fiscal policy

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TTARA is a nonprofit membership organization that provides Texas businesses, trade associations, and individuals with objective research, bill summaries, webcasts, daily news updates, and advocacy on state and local tax and fiscal policy. Members access a proprietary legislative bill-tracking system that reviews thousands of bills each session and produces fiscal impact estimates, supported by committee meetings, legislative previews, continuing education, and the affiliated TTARA Research Foundation's independent reports.

Product overview

TTARA is a nonprofit membership organization that provides a unified suite of member-only information services focused on Texas state and local fiscal policy. The core offerings consist of bill summaries, research reports and briefs, webcasts, Tax Front Updates (daily news clips), committee meetings, legislative previews, and continuing education programs. TTARA covers seven key policy areas: Property Tax, Sales Tax, Franchise Tax, School Finance, Tax Administration, Economic Development, and State Budget. The TTARA Research Foundation conducts independent research and publishes foundation reports. All services are delivered through a membership model with members-only access to the website's analytical content, legislative tracking, and educational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bill Summaries Member-facing summaries of Texas legislative bills each session that could most impact members and taxpayers, including brief descriptions of changes to current law, potential consequences, and estimated fiscal impact on the state and affected local jurisdictions.
• Reports and Briefs Substantive publications including TTARA research reports, TTARA Research Foundation reports, and policy briefs covering tax and fiscal issues, ranging from one-page summaries to detailed analyses.
• Webcasts Webcast series focusing on breaking tax developments, legislative updates, and educational content on tax policy topics, with recordings available on the website.
• Tax Front Updates Daily morning news clips with direct links to top media stories on fiscal issues, plus as-needed updates focusing on breaking tax, budget, and school finance developments.
• Committee Meetings Member access to TTARA tax policy committee meetings and the annual meeting in Austin, reviewing key legislative proposals and recent changes to tax law.
• Legislative Previews and Luncheons Events conducted before legislative sessions and throughout Texas (including Dallas and Houston) to inform members about fiscal issues affecting their businesses.
• Continuing Education Programs Programs approved for continuing education credits for lawyers, property tax professionals, and accountants, providing professional development and credential maintenance.
• Presentations and Testimony Formal testimony and presentations before Texas legislative committees on tax and fiscal policy matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reviewed thousands of bills each legislative session with fiscal impact estimates

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TTARA Research FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe TTARA Research Foundation is an affiliated research and educational entity that conducts independent research related to economic, fiscal and public policy issues. Originally formed as the Texas Research League in 1950 and renamed TTARA Research Foundation in 1995. Foundation reports are provided to policymakers and the general public, in addition to TTARA members.
• Rice University Baker Institute for Public PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on research including the 2025 study 'The Surprising Impact of the 20% Appraisal Cap in Texas' examining appraisal cap impacts on Texas property taxes. John W. Diamond, Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at the Baker Institute, co-authored the report with TTARA.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Taxpayers Union: Nonpartisan taxpayer advocacy organization focused on federal and state tax policy. Comparable to TTARA in taxpayer-advocacy orientation and grassroots engagement, but with a national rather than Texas-only focus.
• Multistate Tax Commission: Intergovernmental organization addressing state tax uniformity and multistate tax issues. Comparable to TTARA in state-tax-policy domain expertise and member/commissioner engagement model, though government-led rather than private-sector-led.
• Federation of Tax Administrators: Membership association of state revenue and tax administration officials. Comparable to TTARA in tax-policy focus and membership-association model, but serves government tax administrators rather than corporate taxpayers and operates nationally.
• Tax Executives Institute: Membership association of in-house corporate tax professionals from major multinationals. Comparable to TTARA in serving corporate tax functions with policy, education, and networking offerings, though TEI focuses on the tax practitioners themselves rather than on legislative advocacy.
• Texas Public Policy Foundation: Texas-based public policy research organization producing reports, testimony, and advocacy across multiple policy verticals. Comparable to TTARA as a state-level think tank operating in Austin, though TPPF covers broader policy areas beyond tax and fiscal.
• Council On State Taxation (COST): Membership association representing Fortune 500 and major businesses on state and local tax policy across all 50 states. Highly comparable to TTARA in constituency (large corporates with significant state-tax exposure), advocacy model before legislatures, and committee-driven engagement structure.
• Tax Foundation: National nonpartisan tax policy research organization producing analyses, fiscal-impact scoring, and policy commentary. Comparable to TTARA in mission (objective tax/fiscal research and education) and member-driven model, but operating at federal/multi-state scale rather than single-state.

Emerging players

• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: Independent research and policy organization focused on property taxation, land use, and local government finance. Comparable to TTARA in property-tax research depth and policy-brief publications, though operating nationally and academically rather than via Texas-only advocacy.
• Americans for Tax Reform: National taxpayer advocacy organization promoting lower taxes and limited government. Comparable to TTARA in tax-advocacy orientation, but operates federally and leans more explicitly ideological rather than non-partisan.

Broad incumbents

• National Conference of State Legislatures: Bipartisan organization serving all state legislatures on policy research, technical assistance, and networking. Comparable to TTARA in legislative-policy engagement and committee-driven structure, though serving legislators directly rather than corporate taxpayers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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