The budget is the only bill the Legislature must pass each session. Every two years, the Legislature is tasked with making important decisions on allocating
As the allies, educators, and parents of Texas’ 5.5 million public school students, we urge the Texas Legislature to prioritize our children’s public education. Texans
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
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
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
April 10, 2023 – Every Texan Senior Fiscal Analyst Dick Lavine testifies before the Texas House Committee on Ways and Means against HB 5, the Chapter
Sept. 8, 2022 – Every Texan Senior Fiscal Analyst Dick Lavine testifies before the Texas House Committee on Ways and Means on Chapter 313.
View this blog as a PDF here. This is an updated version of our biennial report on the state and local tax systems. View the
Wherever we live in Texas, taxes support the essential public services that we all need, whether we are Black, brown, or white. But our tax
This is an updated version of a blog published January 19th, 2022. Read that blog post here. Wherever we live in Texas, local property taxes
