Improving state budget transparency would provide Texans and their legislators with a clear picture of how their tax dollars are spent. The current strategic budget format of Texas' budget makes it challenging for experts, much less ordinary citizens, to track funds in the budget.
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