October 24, 2013|
Legislative News
As part of what has been a regular practice over the past two decades, General Revenue-Dedicated Funds were used to certify the state budget for the coming fiscal years, according to a report released by the Comptroller’s office.
July 26, 2013|
Legislative News
State sales tax collections were $2.17 billion in June 2013. This is an increase of 9.1 percent over the collections for the same month last year.
June 27, 2013|
Legislative News
This month, Gov. Rick Perry signed SB 1, which is the General Appropriations Act for the upcoming biennium beginning September 1, 2013.
May 31, 2013|
Legislative News
After intense negotiations in the last hours of the session, both the House and Senate adopted the recommendations of the budget conferees for SB 1, which appropriates $197 billion for the 2014-15 biennium (beginning Sept. 1, 2013).
May 24, 2013|
Legislative News
With only a few days remaining in the regular session, the spotlight remains on the state budget, SB 1.
May 08, 2013|
Legislative News
In 2011, Congress passed the Budget Control Act (BCA), designed to impose a $1 trillion funding cap for discretionary programs over a 10-year period.
May 03, 2013|
Legislative News
HB 6 by Rep. John Otto (R-Dayton) and HB 7 by Rep. Drew Darby (R-San Angelo) were both debated at length and amended on the House floor.
May 03, 2013|
Legislative News
After a lengthy debate on the Texas House floor late last week, HB 1025 finally passed, adding roughly $875 million to the state’s two-year budget cycle for 2012-13.
April 26, 2013|
Legislative News
Leading up to the last month of the session, both the House and Senate are now gearing-up to tackle the most important bill of all – the General Appropriations Bill, also known as the state budget.
March 28, 2013|
Legislative News
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Budget Transparency and Reform heard HB 7 by Rep. Drew Darby (R-San Angelo) this past week.
March 22, 2013|
Legislative News
Last week, the Senate Finance Committee completed work on SB 1 – the state budget for fiscal years 2014-15.
March 15, 2013|
Legislative News
Earlier this week, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed SB 1 – the state budget for fiscal years 2014-15.
February 22, 2013|
Legislative News
HB 1025 marks the second supplemental appropriations bill filed within the last 30 days by Rep. Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie), chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
February 15, 2013|
Legislative News
Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Committee passed the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill, HB 10 by Rep. Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie), in a unanimous vote (25-0).
February 08, 2013|
Legislative News
Within the past couple of weeks, several bills have been filed that would gradually end the longstanding accounting practice of using dedicated funds to certify the state budget.
January 25, 2013|
Legislative News
To understand the fiscal impact of the proposed state budgets (House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1) filed last week, the TAC County Information Program (CIP) has prepared a 24-page report that compares HB 1 and SB 1 with the current state budget for 2012-13.
January 18, 2013|
Legislative News
Earlier this week, the House and Senate released their versions of the General Appropriations Act (GAA), also known as the state budget.
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