This paper highlights Texas budget trends in Article II since the 2004-05 budget and notes the changes in Health and Human Services functions in the 2016-17 budget compared with population growth plus inflation.
Reining in Federal Spending Through an Article V Convention of States
People often talk about the federal government as if it is set in a bubble removed from time and space, existing outside of the influence of the people. It is often forgotten that this government is made up of people selected from the public and that its authority is derived only from the consent of...