Politics & Policy
April 23, 2015
Former Lieutenant Governor Argues Against Tighter Spending Cap
Democrat Bill Hobby was lieutenant governor in the 1970s when the current state spending cap was adopted. Today, he argues against making it tighter.
Spending cap
Politics & Policy
March 20, 2015
At-Risk Ideas
Texas should take a look at the franchise tax
Politics & Policy
March 10, 2015
Finally, A (Senate) Republican Stands Up For the Spending Cap
Kelly Hancock’s proposal is the first that would actually tighten the spending cap, rather than sabotage it.
Politics & Policy
March 4, 2015
So Much for Fiscal Responsibility
The Texas Senate offers a proposal to scrap the Texas Model.
Politics & Policy
April 23, 2009
The transportation debate and the state spending cap, revisited
Yesterday I posted a report on Texas Public Policy Foundation’s testimony before House Transportation earlier this week, in which I questioned TPPF’s continuing advocacy for measuring the growth in state spending compared to an index of population growth plus inflation. Later, I learned that Michael Villarreal, one of the sponsors
Politics & Policy
April 22, 2009
The transportation debate and the state spending cap
The Texas Public Policy Foundation testified before the House Transportation committee this week concerning the mammoth local option transportation funding bill that has passed the Senate. TPPF's Justin Keener expressed alarm about the rising cost of government (to no one's surprise): Between 2000 and 2008, the state’s total budget grew