HB 9 would increase contributions by taxpayers collected at the state level from 6.8 percent to 7.8 percent in 2020 (and progressively higher to 8.8 percent in 2026) to decrease the funding period from 87 years to 30 years, respectively. This increase in contributions would cost taxpayers $684 million in the 2020-21 biennium and more thereafter. While this improves the financial soundness of TRS if the assumed rate of return is met, HB 9 does not solve the structural problems of TRS and adds additional costs to taxpayers of $658 million for a 13th payment to retirees in 2020.
Foreign Policy
Mexico’s Regime in the United States
Mexico’s Regime in the United States By: Alejandrina Elms and Melissa Ford Download the full paper here. Executive Summary Under the Sheinbaum Administration, MORENA has continued and expanded an organized U.S. political presence, including a nationwide organization strategy, political education efforts, public political activity, and documented interaction between its “foreign relations” apparatus and Mexico’s consular...
October 14, 2026