Budget: Plan B Senate Passes Budget. The Senate yesterday passed their version of the state budget—House Bill 1—in a very unusual procedural move. Typically, a 2/3 vote is necessary to bring up a bill—a hurdle that would require at least 2 of the chamber’s 12 Democrats to support it. Instead, Lt. Governor Dewhurst recognized the…

Upcoming TTARA Meetings and Events (note: all legislative and tax committee meetings will be held in the Wells Fargo Bank Buildings 3rd Floor Auditorium, located at 400 West 15th Street, Austin, Tx� 78701) 5/11/2011 TTARA Legislative & Tax Committee Meeting 9:30am – 12 noon 5/20/2011 TTARA Webcast Update (Register Here) 10:00am -11:00am 5/25/2011 TTARA Legislative…

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Senate Revenue List Unveiled Senator Robert Duncan unveiled his revised version of the Senate’s “fiscal matters” bill—the proposed package of new revenues to help the Senate fund a higher level of spending than that recently approved by the House. The list has been pared significantly from a leaked preliminary version. The draft committee substitute for…

April 18, 2011 House Appropriations Committee Advances Several Tax-Related Bills The House Appropriations Committee met briefly over the Monday lunch hour to pass out several bills relating to state fiscal matters that spill over into the tax arena. The Committee Substitute for House Bill 3790 relating to state fiscal matters includes several provisions impacting taxpayers:…