Looking Ahead: The 88th Texas Legislative Session

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We're looking ahead to 2023 - specifically, the 88th Texas Legislative Session #txlege.

The Work:?When entities advocate for one policy area but miss?the connections between all other policy areas that make us successful, Texans lose out.?

• Our founder?Tom Luce refers to this as “silos of policy and advocacy.”?To be the best place to live and work for all Texans, we need to come together to think strategically and forge the right solutions.

The Way There:?This calls for both a strategic view as to how to tackle the biggest issues and a strategic allocation of resources.?

• From data in our new Strategic Framework to our 2023 Legislative Agenda, we've been preparing for the 88th Legislative Session since our debut advocating?at the Capitol in 2021.

Making Moves:?We have the tools—and a roadmap from?Texas?voters—to secure?Texas’ continued prosperity?through its?bicentennial and beyond.?

• Below we highlight?our framework and agenda,?with a look at the generational budget surplus,?to explore what the state can accomplish when the Legislature?convenes in January.?

Strategic Framework: Big Goals for?Texas????

With 36 goals and more than 150 metrics, our?in-depth data?is helping inform key decisions about the most significant issues facing the state.

Dive deeper into how we envision shaping?Texas' future:

Texas?2036?Executive Vice President A.J. Rodriguez ?explains why we use cross-cutting themes, such as equity, to further track our progress toward our goals and to determine policy considerations for long-term planning.

Plus:

• Charting a path to prosperity, the?Texas?way
• 7 key findings: A look at some of our most compelling data

2023 Legislative Agenda: Our Top Priorities????

We're focused on four priority areas: education and workforce, infrastructure, health care, and government performance.

Check out our 2023 Legislative Agenda and see our 2021 report.

Spending Limits: The Next Budget Cycle???

Texas?will have up to $114.1 billion?in state tax revenue to spend in the next budget cycle, following adoption of its tax spending limit last week. Learn more about spending limits and our budget priorities:

• Texas?adopts $114.1 billion spending limit: What you need to know
• Texas?spending limits may slow allocation of record fund balance
• Our top priorities for?Texas' state budget

Join the conversation:??

What are your?top policy priorities?for the?Texas?Legislature to address in 2023?

Tell us!