The U.S. House and Senate recently passed a debt ceiling and budget package, negotiated by President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy, to avoid defaulting on the national debt. While it
Instead of focusing on increasing the basic allotment for schools, the primary per-student funding amount, the Legislature set its sights on defunding public education with costly tax cuts. When the
All of us depend on a robust economy, so all of us need a childcare system that ensures parents can find care when and where they need it. It benefits
Learn more about AANHPI Texans from our data brief here. We celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Texans this May during AANHPI Heritage Month. It is estimated
View this testimony as a PDF here. Every Texan is an independent public policy organization that uses data and analysis to advocate for solutions that enable Texans of all backgrounds
This blog has been updated to reflect the House floor amendments adopted on May 4, 2023. Read the original blog here. For more than twenty years state revenue has been
View this blog as a PDF here. The Texas House passed a comprehensive school finance bill that contains several good ideas but little actual funding. HB 100 moves the school
For more than twenty years state revenue has been drained by a program of school property tax abatements known as “Chapter 313,” after its section in the Tax Code. This
Each legislative session, one of the big milestones in the Texas House is Budget Day, when the entire body debates and votes on the immense budget for the entire state
View our data brief on Texans with disabilities here. Every Texan honors and celebrates the past and present contributions of Texans with disabilities. Newly released data from the 2021 American
