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A historic revenue outlook: 5 quick takeaways
This afternoon, the Comptroller announced a record-breaking biennial revenue estimate of $188.23 billion available for general purpose spending. This estimate, which will serve as funding parameters for Texas House and Senate budget writers, is the largest revenue projection in state history. Here are five key takeaways from today’s announcement: #1: Revenue growth fueled by unprecedented…
Non-partisan group tackles long-term challenges facing Texas
Comptroller to release revenue estimate next week
Improving legislative staff salaries is a wise investment
During the special sessions of summer 2021, Texas 2036 came out in support of increasing wages for historically underpaid legislative staff. Our accompanying analysis on Article X, the relevant section of the Texas budget covering legislative agencies, illustrated just how far behind the legislative employees’ salaries had lagged in the Austin area. The Legislature ended…