At 1:00 PM Wednesday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation will participate in a press conference hosted by State Senator Dan Patrick and State Representative Ken Paxton to announce their plan to limit the growth of appropriations in Texas’ budget to the rate of the State’s population increase plus monetary inflation. To watch the press conference live, click here.
Here Come the May 2024 Bond Elections
On Saturday, voters around the state will say YEA or NAY to at least 270 separate bond propositions worth an estimated $17.4 billion in new debt (principal only). Any new debt endorsed by voters will, once issued, be added to the existing local debt service outstanding amount, estimated at $461.3 billion in FY 2023, as...