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The Looming Budget Battle

Tomorrow we will be taking up Senate Bill 1, the General Appropriations Act, which will fund our state budget for the 2014—2015 biennium. This is a big deal as the… Read more

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HB 5 and Public Education

Last week we voted out House Bill 5, a bill making major popular reforms to public education. Over the past few weeks my office has received dozens of calls and… Read more

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HB 4 and State Water Projects

Last week we passed House Bill 4, which will create the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas. SWIFT is a revolving fund which will help guarantee water projects across our… Read more