This perspective examines the various approaches to establishing the starting point for the state’s budget and which processes ensure the most efficient use of taxpayers’ investment in state government.
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...