A review of the Center for Fiscal Policy's work during the 82nd Texas Legislature on issues including: the state budget, tax and expenditure limit, tax and spending reform, pension reform, and government transparency.
Austin ISD is an Absolute Mess
Texas’ “most progressive” school district—Austin ISD—continues to be a shining example of all that’s wrong in public education. To start, it was recently revealed that AISD is likely facing a $60 million budget deficit for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. But rather than reduce spending to close the gap, district officials appeared content “to [only]...