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“It doesn’t look good on our books that we have so much dang money. It’s bad financial practice to have so much cash just sitting there.”
– State Rep. Celia Israel, D-Austin, noting that the state’s bloated rainy day fund balance could be paying for better education. See “Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session,” Jan. 4.
This article appears in January 4 • 2019.
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