Texas government must learn to live within its means so that all Texans will continue to enjoy the nation’s top job-producing economy. These reforms will guide us down this path, providing a way to prosperity for all Texas families by decreasing state overspending and reducing future spending growth.
My Journey to Understand El Paso’s Lobbying Expenses
In 2019, the Texas Legislature passed a law (House Bill 1495) to help correct “unethical political behavior” at the local level. One key provision in the law requires political subdivisions to disclose the amount of money being spent to lobby the legislature in their proposed budgets. As more fully articulated in Sec. 140.0045 (b)(2) of...