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.
Higher Education
Safe Schools and Fair Standards
Safe Schools and Fair Standards Key points: Texas’s higher education code is not aligned with Supreme Court precedent on the correct standards for defining harassment. Texas statute does not define what makes conduct “severe,” “persistent,” or “pervasive.” The existing legal framework should remain intact but needs updated definitions that protect both free speech and students...
September 28, 2026