TexasBudgetSource.com [1] is a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation [2] with the goal of providing a single source for information on state and local budgets and spending in an effort to bring greater transparency to government spending. TexasBudgetSource.com not only provides links to existing publications and data released by state agencies and local governments, but also provides unique analysis that puts government budgets and spending in context.
[3]Texas has become a national leader in the movement to bring greater transparency to government spending, but merely making this information public is not enough. This information must be easily accessible to the public and available in easily understood language—not bureaucratic jargon that only insiders can understand. Texas taxpayers deserve this information. After all, it is our money that our elected officials are spending, and we should know how they are using it and hold them accountable!
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About the Texas Public Policy Foundation [4]'s Center for Fiscal Policy
The Texas Public Policy Foundation [5]’s Center for Fiscal Policy is focused on providing lawmakers with important research and recommendations on the state’s budget and taxes in an effort to bring greater transparency and accountability to government budgets and spending, reduce the tax burden on Texas taxpayers, control the growth of government, and ensure that Texas maintains a competitive business climate that continues to make Texas a great place to live and work.
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For 11 terms, Talmadge served as a state representative. Well regarded as a legislative leader on budget and tax issues by Democratic and Republican speakers alike, he for several terms was the only House member to serve on both the Ways and Means and Appropriations committees. Read more... [6] |
Talmadge Heflin is the Director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Fiscal Policy.|
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James Quintero is a fiscal policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He joined the Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy in March 2008 and contributes to the following issues: restricting the growth of taxation; appropriations reform; increasing governmental transparency at both the state and local level; and instituting expenditure limits.Help support the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the TexasBudgetSource.com transparency project by making a secure donation to the Foundation here [8].