Real spending is reduced by at least 8%, falling behind population growth & inflation.
Austin, Texas – Today, the Texas House of Representatives approved the conference committee report on SB 1, Texas’s budget for the next biennium.
State Representative Eddie Rodriguez issued the following statement regarding SB 1:
“The budget approved today increases funding for further militarization of the border by hundreds of millions of dollars and allocates over $20 million dollars to decrease gun license registration fees, while slashing the funding we restored for disabled children’s acute therapy services in the House. Further, it purports to increase funding for public education while shifting the burden for school finance from the state to local property taxpayers.
“The conferees might have worked hard to balance the books, but in doing so they’ve put off addressing some of the most serious problems facing our state. With this budget, the Texas Legislature has continued its tradition of building deep structural flaws into our state’s finances while failing to invest in our future.”