84th Legislative Session Wrap-Up June 8, 2015
Now that I have had a full week to reflect on the end of my second legislative session, I would like to share with you my personal thoughts and impressions on the work done by your Texas Legislature. Overall, I believe that the 84th legislative session was largely a success, based principally on the fact that we passed a conservative budget combined with significant tax cuts. The one constitutional requirement of the Legislature each session is to pass a balanced budget,…
Update on Budget and Tax Cuts May 25, 2015
We are down to one week of session to go, and things are moving at a frantic pace. While the vast majority of the major issues coming into session have now been agreed to between the House, the Senate and the Governor, there are still many bills on their final push to become law. Bills that aren’t passed by June 1st must wait almost 2 full years before they have another chance to become law…
50 Days Left in Session: Explanation of House and Senate Proposed Tax Cuts April 13, 2015
This week in the Legislature… It’s amazing to consider that the biggest “showdown” that we may have in the Legislature this year is not whether we are going to cut taxes, but what type of taxes we are going to cut. Currently, the proposed House plan focuses on cutting sales taxes and business franchise taxes, while the Senate plan focuses on property taxes and the franchise tax…