News of the Week Texas budget negotiations stumble amid questions on tax cuts, school funds House and Senate leaders struggled Monday to protect their complicated deal on the two-year state budget. The two chambers’ budget chiefs clashed over whether a tax-relief package should rely heavily on ... Keep Reading
Archives for May 2013
News of the Week A Green Light for Pension Hikes, Double Dipping In the span of a few minutes on Monday, the Texas House gave the green light to pension increases for state elected officials and then watched the effort to ban “double dipping” by politicians crash and burn without a ... Keep Reading
News of the Week Outlook Uncertain for Payday Lending Legislation Consumer advocates hoped that 2013 would be the year for a serious effort to rein in the most egregious practices in the payday and auto-title lending industry — financial institutions that offer short-term loans to ... Keep Reading
News of the Week Outlook Uncertain for Payday Lending Legislation Consumer advocates hoped that 2013 would be the year for a serious effort to rein in the most egregious practices in the payday and auto-title lending industry — financial institutions that offer short-term loans to ... Keep Reading