Editorial. 2 Reasons Senate Budget Trick is Legal but Wrong.

The Texas Attorney General  issued an opinion that the Senate Budegt manuever to delay a transportation funding payment is likely legal. 

In response, the Dallas Morning News offers an editorial, Texas Senate’s accounting trick may be technically legal, but it’s wrong, raising these points:

• the responsible thing for budget writers to do is to use the Rainy Day Fund
• There is a gaping funding hole in the state Child Protective Services and foster care system