Analysis in Brief: DFPS Budget Proposals
This week, I testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II on their respective starting-point budget proposals
This week, I testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II on their respective starting-point budget proposals
On January 27, Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson (R – Flower Mound) introduced SB 2, the Senate’s starting-point 2016-17 Texas budget. Two weeks earlier, the
New data from the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) show that our state’s growing economy is not providing sufficient economic opportunity for all Texans. CFED’s
Dear Governor Abbott: Congratulations on your inauguration as the governor of our great state. As a fellow Texan, parent, and attorney, I know we agree
If I were to write a news headline for my first full year at CPPP, it would be “Dang, let’s dare Texas to be the
253,000 Texas kids live with family or close friends who have stepped in to care for them when their parents aren’t able. These arrangements, known
As the divisive elections fade and the holiday season approaches, it’s time to put aside our differences and focus on what all Texans believe in.
More than one million families with young children in Texas are low-income—nearly half of all families with young children. Texas kids growing up in low-income
Since Texas children account for nearly one of every 11 children in the U.S., our state government must continue to invest in programs and services
It’s been about a month since a state district judge ruled that the Texas school finance system is unconstitutional, saying it’s inadequate, inefficient and inequitable.