Lawmakers Convene Next Tuesday: Good Fiscal News Awaits Without question, 2011 was a tough time to be a Texas legislator. When the gavel dropped on the start of the regular session lawmakers were greeted with a revenue forecast of impending doom—a record $4.3 billion deficit and a $27 billion gap for writing the upcoming state…

School Finance: Tick, Tick, Tick… The school finance trial has recessed until Monday, January 7, 2013, when the state will continue with its witnesses. Thus far, most of the state’s expert witnesses have testified that more revenue does not necessarily result in better performance from students and/or that adequacy of funding cannot be measured accurately….

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TTARA Fall Webcast: Friday, November 9 at 9:30 a.m. Mark your calendars for TTARA’s next webcast updating recent developments on the tax and fiscal front—Friday morning, November 9 at 9:30 a.m. In less than an hour, we’ll bring you up to date on all the latest facts, rumors, and speculation. If you have a specific…

School Finance Trial Begins The largest school finance trial in the state’s history began on Monday in the 250th District Courtroom of Travis County Judge John Dietz. Four different groups of plaintiff school districts, as well as the “Efficiency Intervenors” (Texans for Real Efficiency and Equity in Education and Texas Association of Business) and Charter…