There’s only one thing the Legislature has to do before leaving Austin: pass a budget. The Senate budget proposal (SB 1) is out of committee and headed to the full
Stay tuned over the next several days for more analysis and reaction to Texas Senate and House budget proposals and revisions. Today the Senate Finance Committee approved its substitute for the
The Texas Senate may vote as early as Tuesday, March 21 on an alarming bill that would automatically lock in future revenue cuts, without regard to budget needs. SB 17,
This week the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its official cost estimates of the House Republican’s health plan, the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The CBO is the non-partisan
Texas students in grades four through eight (known as “the middle grades”) are considered at-risk in the education pipeline. These “tweens” are at a make or break period for determining
You can print out a copy of this post as a 2-pager here. Delivering on their promise to address the minimally constitutional school finance system this session, the House Public
By Anne Dunkelberg This week I joined CPPP Senior Policy Analyst Stacey Pogue for a Facebook Live discussion about what Congressional health care proposals might mean for Texas. You can
As Texas Senate and House committee hearings pick up, it’s worth checking in on early childhood education, specifically Pre-K. Helping kids start school ready to learn is one of the