The state of Texas and most local governments, including school districts, provide automatic deduction of union dues from public workers’ paychecks. However, it is not the role of government to serve as the dues collector for unions, or as a revenue collector for any private organization. Along those lines, many states have already adopted laws prohibiting state and local governments from collecting union dues.
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2019-20 LEGISLATOR’S GUIDE TO THE ISSUES
A comprehensive guide to the most important issues facing Texas during the 86th Session of the Legislature. Among the issues covered in this Guide are education, taxes and spending, health care, effective justice, private property rights, insurance, telecommunications, transportation, tort reform, energy, and natural resources.
September 7, 2018