When President Trump said we need to “drain the swamp,” he wasn’t just talking about Washington, D.C. He was talking about a mindset—about making government work for the people, not the other way around. In Texas, we take that message seriously. That’s why this session, we’re focused on getting back to the basics: smaller government, stronger families, and real accountability to the taxpayers.
One of the things that sets Texas apart from Washington DC is our budget process. Did you know that the only legislation we are required to pass in a legislative session is a BALANCED budget?
Just last week, we did just that! Along with the rest of the appropriation's committee leadership, I helped lay out Texas’s budget for the next biennium. With debate lasting into the early hours of Friday morning, we passed a balanced, fiscally conservative budget that puts the needs of taxpayers first.
