Texas Budget Unexpectedly Large But Conservative Legislature May Not Spend...

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13011/does-the-texas-budget-reflect-texas-values

Hours after this post the Comptroller released the Revenue Estimate for the 2014-15 biennium as $208 billion with the Rainy Day Fund at $11.8 billion.

Texas is expected to have $8.5 billion more than the Comptroller estimated last year for the 2014-15 biennium, but it doesn't mean that hardline conservatives in the Texas legislature are eager to spend it. During the interim Texas state-level politicians are quick to talk about the explosion of economic growth but get weak-kneed during session when discussing how that growth is increasing the demands of key budget drivers like public education, health and human services, transportation and water infrastructure...