Dear Fellow Texas Republican,
Governor Abbott’s call for a special session included 10 items that pertain to our RPT Platform planks. One of those items is caps on state and local spending, which is addressed in RPT Platform plank 167:
“Amend the Texas Constitution and state statute with a stricter spending limitation based on population growth and inflation, and apply the new limit to all General Revenue and General Revenue-dedicated state spending.”
Platform Breakdown:
- Calls for a Constitutional Amendment.
- Also calls for change in state statute.
- Base spending limit on population growth & inflation, not on personal income growth.
- Establish a new, stricter limit.
- Apply the limit to all General Revenue funds and spending.
To learn more about plank 167, please click here.
If you would like to help turn Plank 167 into passed legislation, here are some important action items. Take 2 minutes to do your favorite 2 action items right now!
- Contact your legislators. Let them know you support plank 167. Tell them you’d like to see the legislature address municipal annexation reform in accordance with RPT Platform plank 167. Click here to find your legislators.
- Call the House and Senate “Designated Sponsor” for this item. Governor Abbott designated Senator Kelly Hancock and Representative Mike Schofield to take the lead in ensuring that legislation pertaining to plank 167 and limiting state spending gets passed. Call Senator Taylor’s office (512) 463-0109, and Representative King’s office (512) 463-0528, and let them know you support their efforts to address caps on state spending in accordance with the RPT Platform plank 167. Call Senator Craig Estes’ office (512) 463-0130, and Representative Villalba’s office (512) 463-0576, and let them know you support their efforts to address caps on local spending in accordance with the RPT Platform plank 167.
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