TSCPA Governmental Affairs

Higher gas taxes?

Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas), who chairs the Senate Transportation committee, has offered legislation to increase the gas tax. The twenty cents-per-gallon tax has not been increased since 1991, but some think the time is right.

Check out this article in the Austin American-Statesman about the possibilities, and then read the same newspaper’s editorial supporting the proposal.

House committees named

Speaker Straus announced assignments to House committees this morning.

• alpha by committee (PDF)

• alpha by legislator (PDF)

Senate committees named

Lt. Governor David Dewhurst released his Senate committee rosters over the weekend.

• alpha by committee (PDF)

• alpha by Senator (also PDF)