Big Week for the Budget
When you’re in a hole – especially a self-induced one – stop digging. The Senate should boost investments in the services Texans need and stop pushing for new cuts to revenue.
Even With Senate Budget, School Districts Will Still Have Less To Spend Per Student
The chart below is based on one done in late February by State Representative Gene Wu, showing real (inflation-adjusted) spending per Texas student. The amounts for 2014 and 2015 reflect what is being proposed in the budget that the Senate will debate today. Despite the improvements made by the Senate Finance Committee, school […]
Senate Budget Would Continue to Fall Short of Meeting Texans’ Needs
Yesterday the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved CSSB 1 (Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1), which would spend $94 billion in General Revenue and $195 billion in total money on services for all Texans during fiscal 2014 and 2015, the budget cycle that starts this September. Senators in charge of the various workgroups for the […]
