The Texas Legislature’s ‘Adequacy Study’ is the best analysis available to inform a redesign of the state’s current school finance system, but neither it nor any other study, statistical or otherwise, can justify a claim that more money is required for improvement in Texas’ education system. In addition to the report, you can download the Legislature’s study’s rankings of districts, as well as technical information about this report.
Local Government
When Government Lobbies Itself: Why Texas Should Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Texas local governments use taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to influence state legislation—creating conflicts of interest, distorting democratic accountability, and undermining the interests of Texas taxpayers. Key points: Taxpayer-funded lobbying expenditures more than doubled from the 85th to the 89th Legislature, now reaching as high as $111.5 million. Taxpayer-funded lobbyists consistently opposed legislation involving property...
April 6, 2026