Second Reading Podcast: Once in a lifetime revenue as the 88th Texas Legislature comes to town
In the first Second Reading podcast of 2023, Jim Henson and Josh Blank look at signals from state leadership as the Comptroller's revised revenue estimate lands amidst the kick-of of the 88th Texas Legislature. For a taste of what's in the podcast, see the links below the player.
Some data points and context mentioned in the podcast
Most important issue facing the state.
State government responsiveness
Opinion of Texas Population Growth
Updated BRE via Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar
Dan Patrick on Texas spending on border security
The city of El Paso was cleared and sanitized just in time for Biden’s first EVER “visit” to the border. How convenient.
— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) January 9, 2023
I was on @AmericaNewsroom this morning with @BillHemmer and @DanaPerino, talking about Biden’s trip, plus more. Watch it here: pic.twitter.com/XPCyX8OT8g
About the Second Reading podcast. The podcast has been produced intermittently by Jim Henson for the Texas Politics Project, with production support from UT's Liberal Arts Development Studio, since 2016. You can find past episodes and subscribe to the Second Reading podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.