For the past 46 years, tuition revenue bonds have been used to effectively keep state debt on university balance sheets – a lack of systematization of TRB authorizations hurts Texas higher education. The paper is an overview of the history of TRBs in Texas, with recommendations for how the TRB authorization process can be improved.
Local Government
Whose Benefits Are They? Local Employment Ordinances and Preemption
Local government ordinances regarding employment benefits and workplaces are duplicative, unnecessary, and harmful to businesses and workers. Key points: Employers and employees should be free to negotiate employment benefits, including paid sick leave, without unnecessary government interference. Local ordinances on employment benefits and workplaces are unnecessary, duplicative, or in conflict with state and federal laws....
June 6, 2022