The $1.8 billion in tax relief that Gov. Rick Perry called for this week was short on details, but the few that are out there are already sparking questions.
Rainy Day Fund
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Economy
TribLive: Williams and Pitts on the Rainy Day Fund
At Thursday morning’s TribLive conversation, state Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and state Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, talked about the possibility of withdrawals from the Rainy Day Fund.
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Energy
Lawmakers Seek Cash to Fix Roads Hit by Drilling
As lawmakers look for a way to fix infrastructure crumbling under the weight of a drilling boom, talk of reducing the tax money that feeds the state’s Rainy Day Fund is drawing attention.
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Lawmakers Hope to Tap Rainy Day Fund, Duck Spending Cap
The state’s top budget authority, the Legislative Budget Board, says lawmakers will have trouble accessing billions of dollars in the Rainy Day Fund without busting the state’s spending cap.
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Energy
TribLive: Dewhurst on the Water Plan
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about how much it will take to jump-start the state’s as-yet-unfunded water plan.
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State Government
Spending Limit Could Make State’s Rainy Day Fund Tougher to Tap
After years in which the state’s spending limit was irrelevant, it may play a key role in budget negotiations this session, and it could make it tougher for lawmakers to tap billions of dollars in the Rainy Day Fund.
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Energy
TribLive: Ritter on Funding the Water Plan
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, the chairman of the House National Resources Committee, talked about his desire to withdraw $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund to jump-start the state water plan.
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State Government
Todd Staples: The TT Interview
The state agriculture commissioner on the state’s water crisis, why the Rainy Day Fund should be used to pay for a state water plan and how the money should be spent.
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Criminal Justice
TribYear: (Some of) Our Best Stories of 2011
In the spirit of TribWeek and TribMonth, we present TribYear. Ten of our best stories of 2011.
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Economy
TribLive: Combs on 82nd Session Budget Cuts
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Comptroller Susan Combs talked about the billions cut from the state budget during the last legislative session — and whether kicking the can down the road on health care costs was a sound financial decision.
