budget
Lawmaker Hopes Bill Will Encourage Legislature to End Shady Accounting Practice
Representative Joe Pickett wants to stop collecting fees from Texans to improve air quality and spend the $1.27 billion sitting unused in the TERP fund.
Texas Collects Fees from Residents to Clean Up the Air. Why Won’t Lawmakers Use It?
The Legislature uses an accounting trick to hoard money in the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan fund rather than appropriating it for clean air projects.
Why Did Texas Democrats Support a Measure that would Erase Billions from State Budget?
Senators Hinojosa, Lucio, Uresti and West don’t jump at the opportunity to explain why they voted for SB 17.
In House Budget Debate, Lawmakers Fret Over Petty Issues While Sucker-Punching the Poor
Much of the debate centered on tiny programs that cost a few million dollars each, or on symbolic gestures involving social issues.
The House Tea Party Caucus is Mad as Hell, Weaker Than Ever
The most colorful members of the House Freedom Caucus are against puppies and hospice care — and for cigarettes and hogs.
‘An Incredibly Conservative Budget’: A Guide to the Texas House Proposal
Though they’re having trouble finding money for child welfare, Medicaid and schools, lawmakers found $653 million to fund a state border security plan.
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