Testimony before the Senate Committee on Property Tax SB 462

February 27, 2019

James Quintero

James Quintero is the policy director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government for the People campaign. Since joining the Foundation in 2008, Quintero has focused extensively on: state & local government spending, taxes, debt, public pension reform, annexation, and local regulations.

The purpose of SB 462 is to improve transparency in the debt issuance process—something that is sorely needed. The current system does not provide voters with sufficient information to make an informed decision in the voting booth when deciding on new debt.

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