Inside Intelligence: With Deadlines Looming...
It's May of an odd-numbered year, so we asked the insiders whether the big stuff will get finished during regulation time or whether there will be special sessions this summer, and about what issues won't get resolved.
The insiders tilt, slightly, toward a special session, with 51 percent saying lawmakers won't finish work on the budget by Memorial Day (when the session ends) and 47 percent saying they will.
The Texas House has already voted out its redistricting map and sent it to the Senate, and the State Board of Education maps have already been approved by ...
Comments (4)
Toby Marie Walker via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I don't think they'll get done in time...
Lynda Blakeslee via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I really really miss Molly Ivins!
Karen Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
They have not addressed or solved the most important issue which is fixing what caused the structural budget deficit--margins tax/Perry Tax Swap. Unbelievable!
Glen Hill
I am beginning to believe there is very little intelligence showing it self when it comes to seeing how many new taxes can Texans be saddled with to acquire new funds. The new fund source has been rattling around Austin and the rest of Texas for years. Full blown casinos would keep billions of dollars in Texas each year. The casinos with hotels and other goodies could activate upwards of 40,000 new jobs. The salaries and benefits would multiply 2-3 times in local economies as well Then overall state incomes would increase from Tourist Traffic across Texas. Do not understand the majority of our lawmakers refusing to take advantage of NEW REVENUE from casinos. It is time for Texans to vote on whether or not there will be full-blown casinos in Texas.