Deficit of up to $20 billion points to no-frills 2021 Texas legislative session
Deficit of up to $20 billion points to no-frills 2021 Texas legislative session FacebookTwitterEmail The flags fly at the Texas Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2020.Billy Calzada, Staff / Billy Calzada Gambling lobbyists and marijuana advocates are circling around a wounded Texas state government with hopes that the worst financial situation in a decade will push reluctant lawmakers to finally look their way for billions of dollars in potential revenues. It is not just the coronavirus pandemic that is clouding the state’s finances, but also a dramatic decline in oil and gas revenues that has t...