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Texas’ 89th Legislative Session gets underway at noon on January 14th, 2025. Ahead of that, Texas Policy Research President Jeramy Kitchen was joined by Dr. Vance Ginn, a TPR Board Member and President of Ginn Economic Consulting to preview major policy issues facing lawmakers in the upcoming session.
In a wide-ranging discussion, they discussed issues ranging from school choice to a social media prohibition on minors in Texas.
The captured audio of the conversation can be seen below:
The general policy areas discussed were as follows:
- School Choice and Parental Empowerment
- Property Tax Relief and Reform
- Texas Energy Fund
- Infrastructure
- Water
- Flooding
- Roads/Transportation
- Government Spending/State Budget for the 2026-27 Fiscal Biennium
- Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
- Banning the Practice of Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
- Preemption of Local Guaranteed Income Programs
- Social Media Prohibition for Minors
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