Earlier this week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that he expects $194.6 billion of state revenue to be available for general-purpose spending in the fiscal 2026-27 biennium. The Biennial Revenue Estimate is an important step in the continuous two-year state budget process and gives initial funding parameters to House and Senate budget writers for the…
Key Takeaways: The best way to improve housing affordability is to build more of everything. Minimum house size requirements are an exclusionary tool that prevent low cost housing from being built. Single stair buildings are a proven housing typology that could infuse high demand areas with small apartment buildings. Housing Prices are a Supply Problem…
Key Takeaways: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses can deliver safe and cost-effective care to Texans in rural and underserved areas. The administrative burden imposed by physician supervision agreements does not serve patients. Texas risks losing APRNs trained in Texas institutions of higher education to full practice authority states. Background: APRNs fill a critical role in the…
Key Takeaways The Prescription Drug Price Disclosure Program succeeds in amassing prescription drug prices in an easily accessible format and has the potential to leverage existing federal filings to improve price transparency information. Compliance rates with the qualitative requirements of the statute are poor. Clarity regarding the two reports and the data required of each…
Key Takeaways: A commitment to measuring and tackling the non-medical drivers of health for pregnant women will make Texas a better place to raise a family. Housing instability is dangerous for both mother and baby. Ensuring that pregnant women have a safe and stable place to call home is foundational for addressing other important factors…