April 28, 2025—Yesterday afternoon the Legislature passed the state’s 2025-27 operating, capital and transportation budgets, sending them to Governor Ferguson for action. In a year when the state faced the largest budget deficit since the Great Recession, the public four-year… Continue Reading →
April 16, 2025—The delicate Yoshiro cherry blossoms have come and gone, but the Kwanzan cherry trees which line the Capitol grounds are out with brilliant, robust pink flowers. For political veterans, this is the signal that the budget endgame is… Continue Reading →
April 4, 2025—Settling the state’s 2025-27 biennial budgets is now Job One for the Legislature, as lawmakers begin quiet discussions to reconcile differences in proposed spending and raise revenue. The House and Senate proposals would have enormously different impacts on… Continue Reading →
