Governor Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation that he will convene a second special legislative session at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021. The proclamation identifies 17 agenda items for the second Special Session. Six of the items on the agenda are new: FEDERAL RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS: Legislation providing appropriations from unappropriated available revenues for…

Legislators convened today in a special session called by Governor Abbott to address a number of issues TTARA outlined in yesterday’s email. Lawmakers were initially expected to address a sequential list of hot-button political issues, but the state’s improving fiscal situation has enabled the Governor to include property tax relief on the agenda, along with…

By all accounts, it was to be a modestly productive legislative session. When lawmakers convened in January, Texas and the nation were in the grips of a horrendous pandemic that would ultimately take the lives of well over half a million Americans.

There is virtually unanimous agreement among legislators that HB 3 by Huberty (R-Humble), the school finance overhaul bill passed by the 86th Legislature in 2019, was the most meaningful school finance bill in decades.

Agenda  (The slides are available for download by clicking on the red “PowerPoint” button above) 1.Introduction 2.Property Tax – Carl Walker 3.Economic Development – Dale Craymer 4.Sales Tax – John Kennedy 5.Franchise Tax – Dale Craymer 6.Other Tax & Tax Administration – John Kennedy 7.School Finance – Sheryl Pace 8.Announcement of Our Winners