More Information

• Texas Funding for Schools Much Lower Than Before Recession
• Joint Budget Hearings Now Under Way at the Capitol
• Statement: National Task Force Calls for Reform of State Tax and Budget Systems

• We Must Preserve Our Women’s Health Program
• Press Release: New Report, Analysis Show State Will Invest $10 Billion Less in Kids Even as Their Needs Rise
• CPPP Appeals to Business Leaders in Letter by Former Lt. Governor Hobby and CPPP's McCown

CPPP on the State of the State

Today the Governor gave his State of the State Address to the Legislature. Cutting the state budget in the middle of an economic recession would be counterproductive, and more must be done for those who have lost their jobs and for those who have no health insurance. Texas needs a bolder vision.