by Kristin Gordon | Sep 27, 2017 | State
There are many different kinds, or classes, of government units with an annual budget, including counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, fire districts, hospital districts and other special districts. All of them have deadlines for their balanced, fiscal...
by Kristin Gordon | Sep 1, 2017 | Legislation/Policy
The last day of the 85th Legislative Session was May 29. Several bills immediately went into effect while others were delayed until Sept. 1, or even further into the future. Over 670 bills become new Texas laws today. Get the full analysis of bills that became law on...
by Kristin Gordon | Aug 18, 2017 | Legislation/Policy
A special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott reached its 30-day mark on Wednesday, but the Senate and the House wrapped up their final decisions on Tuesday. Abbott had 20 bills that were of high importance to him during the session, but not all of them made it...
by Kristin Gordon | Jul 26, 2017 | Federal
In 2015, the National Park Service (NPS) reached a record-high of $11.9 billion in deferred maintenance, which NPS defines as “maintenance that was not performed at the required intervals to ensure an acceptable facility condition to support the expected life cycle of...
by Kristin Gordon | Jul 14, 2017 | Legislation/Policy
Guests who pay to stay in lodging are providing cities with funding that is supposed to help increase and maintain tourism. According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the state’s HOT tax has been around since 1959, when the Texas Legislature enacted...
by Kristin Gordon | Jun 30, 2017 | Federal
This week Senate lawmakers called for total defense spending in fiscal 2018, which begins Oct. 1, of $700 billion. A total of $696.5 billion was proposed by the House committee Monday, which was approved by the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. The Senate...
