The Power Politics Behind the House’s Bipartisan, Kumbaya, Feel-Good Session
House Speaker Dennis Bonnen altered his party’s near-term agenda in service of the GOP’s long-term political project: Power. Will it work?
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Texas Has Plenty of Money, But Will Lawmakers Use it to Fix Their Years of Negligence?
State Comptroller Glenn Hegar released his revenue estimate for the 2020-2021 biennium. The upshot is: There’s money to spend, if the Legislature is willing.
New Democrats Hope For a More Bipartisan Texas Senate in 2019
Democrats will have a little more leverage in Dan Patrick’s far-right Senate on issues like property taxes and public school funding.
Mike Collier Has a Problem: Dan Patrick Ain’t Taking His Bait
If his campaign is to gain momentum in the roughly three months before Election Day, Collier needs to smoke Patrick out of the hole he’s hiding in — and fast.
Law Enforcement Increasingly Opposed to Abbott’s Agenda
A cap on property taxes joins a growing list of special session measures opposed by Texas law enforcement.
Dan Patrick Is Holding the Legislature Hostage Over ‘Bathroom Bill,’ Property Tax Reform
The lieutenant governor said Wednesday he is prepared to force a special session if those two bills aren’t passed.
Why the Property Tax ‘Relief’ Bill is a Useless Sleight of Hand
State lawmakers blame local officials for property taxes, while passing futile bills to make it seem like they’re doing something.
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Study: Texas Spent $4.4 Billion Luring Businesses That Were Coming to the State Anyway
About 85 percent of the projects that received tax breaks through the Chapter 313 program didn’t need the incentive, according to a new study.
