AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry is taking a dim view of efforts to raise more money for the strapped Texas budget.
Perry said Thursday that lawmakers should focus on cutting programs, not hunting for additional money. The comments come as top legislators are mulling plans to raise as much as $5 billion in so-called "non-tax revenue" to soften the blow of staggering cuts to public education and health care. Among the ideas under consideration are accounting tricks, such as payment deferrals, and state land sales.
Perry told reporters he was not "spending a lot of time looking for new forms of revenue," and called on legislators to "look at the spending side before we look at any new revenue sides."
Wednesday, November 16 2011 4:16 PM EST2011-11-16 21:16:02 GMT
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas lawmakers passing a flurry of bills on the final day of the Legislative session in May accidentally removed a $200 fine for driving without license plates from the transportation code.
Monday, October 3 2011 12:09 AM EDT2011-10-03 04:09:20 GMT
Amarillo, Texas - State Senator Kel Seliger will be embarking on the second leg of his Town Hall Meetings tour across the Panhandle over the next few weeks.
After over a century of being banned, gay youth are now allowed to be a part of the Boy Scouts. But gay adult leaders and parents are still not permitted to participate.
After over a century of being banned, gay youth are now allowed to be a part of the Boy Scouts. But gay adult leaders and parents are still not permitted to participate.
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