4 Spending Cap Limits in Texas Constitution

New LBB publication highlights 4 spending cap limits:

  • Debt limit   Article III, Section 49 (j) 
  • Welfare spending limit  Article III, Section 51-a 
  • Pay-as-you-go limit Article III, Section 49a 
  • Limit on the growth of certain appropriations (a.k.a. spending limit)  Article VIII, Section 22
    • Spending limit doesn’t apply to all fund streams, only to revenue not dedicated by the Constitution
    • Government Code Chapter 316 details how the constititional spending limit work. 

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