"Policy Perspective: The 2016-17 Texas Budget: It’s Not a Conservative Texas Budget Yet" includes Dr. Vance Ginn and Bill Peacock's research and analysis of both the House and Senate versions of the 2016-17 budget.
Bigger in Texas: Sizing Up the State’s Finances
Every even-numbered year, the state’s Legislative Budget Board (LBB) publishes a helpful, user-friendly summation of the General Appropriations Act (GAA), otherwise known as the state’s two-year budget. On Wednesday, the LBB published the next iteration—its 2024-25 Fiscal Size-Up. From a 30,000 ft. level, this new report provides “a comprehensive review of how tax dollars were...