The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently commissioned Stephen Moore, Donna Arduin, and Arthur B. Laffer to evaluate the state’s fiscal health. This synopsis summarizes the serious problems diagnosed by the economists as well as the prognosis for a healthier Texas economy.
My Journey to Understand El Paso’s Lobbying Expenses
In 2019, the Texas Legislature passed a law (House Bill 1495) to help correct “unethical political behavior” at the local level. One key provision in the law requires political subdivisions to disclose the amount of money being spent to lobby the legislature in their proposed budgets. As more fully articulated in Sec. 140.0045 (b)(2) of...