Rainy Day Fund

From drafting new safety plans to increasing mental health resources on campuses, Texas lawmakers have varied proposals for addressing school safety this…

Numbers released by the Texas comptroller’s office suggest that once the legislative session begins, lawmakers will have more money to work with as they…

Oil and gas prices are down, just in time for holiday travel. But that also means less revenue for the state. How might this impact the upcoming…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he approves using the Rainy Day Fund to provide additional aid for the State’s Harvey relief efforts. But using the state’s…

From Texas Standard: Since the 1980s, Texas has set aside a portion of state funds specifically to be used when things aren’t so rosy. It seems like an...

Speaking at a campaign event in Brownsville on Monday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott said he’d like to introduce laws that further…

In the first segment:On Saturday, downtown San Antonio will be filled with an estimated 1,000 armed men and women espousing their right to carry openly…

A coalition of people from multiple political backgrounds are calling for Texans to vote "no" on Prop. 6, the plan that is being promoted by a bipartisan…

In the next two years voters will be deciding two propositions that take a percentage from the oil and gas tax money helping grow the state’s Rainy Day…

Water Texas, a political action committee formed by Speaker of the House Joe Strauss, R-San Antonio, and Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, is getting ready…