Insiders on How the Budget Will Be Balanced
State finance people are not kicking out much information, but insiders think the budget shortfall next year will be in excess of $15 billion. Two-thirds of them think it'll be more than $20 billion.
The latest Texas Weekly/Texas Tribune Inside Intelligence survey asked budget questions. How big is the problem? How do you think the Legislature will balance the budget? And what do you think they'll cut? The short answers: It's big. With cuts and the Rainy Day Fund. Education and health care programs are in for a tough session.
Our non-scientific weekly survey aims to ...
Comments (6)
Judy Shelton Curtis via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry never stated that the education budget was off the table for cuts when he was running, unlike Bill White that said no education cuts. Blame Perry, and those that voted for him!
Deryl Hatch via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Way to disinvest in your future, Texas!
Charlene Cheek via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Caiifomia's Little Hoover Commission report, Beyond Bars: Correctional Reforms to Lower Prison Costs and Reduce Crime (1998), reports, each unreformed felon will cost California taxpayers more than $1.5 million calculated over a criminal career.
Charlene Cheek via Texas Tribune on Facebook
$ 1.5 million !!!! You've got to know Texas tax payers are paying about the same for EACH unreformed career felon. Texas " Tough on Crime" policy is tough on you, tough on everyone.
Luis Vela Guevara via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Not good, not good at all.
Mac Mcclure via Texas Tribune on Facebook
These are the people asked to respond to the non scientific survey "Our list includes lobbyists, former officeholders, political consultants and others," Do you really trust this group to give you answers favorable to the current administration. This is a hit piece disguised as news. Wake up everyone Texas budget is not in as much trouble as the author thinks it is.