89th Texas Legislative Session
Fully fund a TSTC campus
We support the development of a new school property tax incentive so that Texas can continue to create jobs and needed capital investment. We support $19.4m in startup funding and $450m in capital funding for phase 1 of TSTC’s 10-year growth plan, which will allow for the development of the Comal/Guadalupe campus.
Fully fund improvements to SH46
We support fully funding both the interchange between I-35 and SH 46, as well as the improved roadway between New Braunfels and Seguin.
High-speed connector
We support changes to the service agreement with SH130 Concession Company to facilitate development of a non-tolled high-speed connector between I35 and SH130.
| Pro-business climate | Education & workforce |
|---|---|
| Sufficiently fund state and local incentive tools used to compete for job growth. | Adjust funding formulas and increase the basic allotment for K-12 schools. |
| Refine the JETI program specifically as it relates to job requirements, income thresholds, and process. | Reform recapture so that more local tax collections stay with local schools. |
| Keep Texas a low tax state so that it remains business friendly and competitive. | Provide K-12 schools more resources to attract and retain teachers and support staff. |
| Protect employers from mandates that increases health care costs. | Advance policies that improve housing affordability. |
| Implement balanced AI regulations that ensure safety and ethical standards while avoiding stifling technological advancement. | Accelerate funding to workforce training programs in high growth areas of the state. |
| Increase supply of daycare and ensure that regulatory requirements are streamlined to avoid imposing unnecessary burdens on providers. | |
| Create and endowment for TSTC that funds future campus capital projects. |
| Transportation and infrastructure | Tourism |
|---|---|
| Preserve existing revenue and funding strategies for transportation projects. | Ensure local and state hotel occupancy tax stays dedicated to current uses that generate room nights in local communities. |
| Create new and sustainable sources of revenue to meet infrastructure needs. | Maintain a school start date of no earlier than the 4th Monday in August. |
| Pursue an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy that improves dispatchable power and affordability. | |
| Protect the ability to issue bonds for infrastructure investments. |
