Legislative Budget Board

Research

Texas Spending in the Current Biennium Likely to Top $400 Billion

The old truism is that there are two certainties in life, death and taxes. I’d like to modify that slightly to death and government spending.  After all, government spending is why taxes exist. No spending, no taxes. But there is…

NewsState

Political Theatre on Fiscal Prudence in Texas House of Representatives

During the 86th legislative session in 2019, state lawmakers passed legislation related to strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies and programs, seemingly an attempt at fiscal prudence relating to the allocation of tax dollars at the state level for some…

Explainers

The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) Explained

The LBB explained in a way that taxpayers can understand.