While taxpayers have good reason to be skeptical of the Lubbock lawmaker’s comments, the fact that he’s already speaking out about forcing budget cuts and preventing tax increases on Texas families is promising.
State Spending
Proposed Spending Cut: Slash University Funding and Freeze Tuition
A 25 percent across-the-board cut in budgeted 2021 general revenue funding to the state’s public universities and system administrations would achieve savings of nearly $250 million.
Proposed Spending Cut: The Moving Image Industry Incentive Program
The Texas Legislature needs to cut spending now to fulfill their obligations and ease Texans’ tax burden.
Texas Scorecard Radio (October 31, 2019)
A couple of recent high-profile cases in Texas have brought the issue of parental rights to the forefront.
TXLege Autopsy Report: Stronger Spending Limits
Brandon Waltens and Cary Cheshire explore the death of the conservative priority calling for a strong spending limit that protects taxpayers this session.
Autopsy Report: Zerwas Stymied Stronger Spending Limit
As was the case in the regular session of 2017, the measure passed out of the Texas Senate only to be once again killed in John Zerwas’s Appropriations Committee.
Are Bonnen and Zerwas Killing Spending Limit Bill?
While the Senate passed the bill on April 9, the bill has been languishing in the Texas House ever since.
Tax ‘Swap’ Defeat Begets Spending Cuts, Greater Relief
With Abbott’s sales tax increase defeated, lawmakers should keep promises to cut spending and provide greater property tax relief.
State Spending Limits Legislation Approved in Senate
SB 1891, which strengthens the state’s spending cap, passed the chamber 20-11.
Hearing Set for State Spending Limits in Texas Senate
Every Republican senator has signed on as a coauthor of the bill.