Posted on May 14th, 2007 by TechDigger
MySA.com: Metro | State
AUSTIN — A widely acclaimed report last year recommending that Texas lawmakers use all sporting goods tax revenue to shore up the state’s deteriorating park system has hit a wall.
Parks supporters call the tax, which generates more than $100 million a year, the only reliable funding method for repairing parks, keeping them [...]
Filed under: Harvey Hilderbran, Kip Averitt, Sporting goods tax, Texas Parks and Wildlife | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 3rd, 2007 by TechDigger
Just in case you’re wondering why the legislature is actually going to fund the parks.Star-Telegram.com | 05/03/2007 | Park-funds bill gets initial OK
One other bit of controversy Wednesday centered on an amendment by Chisum that some say would give an unfair funding advantage to local parks in the home districts of various well-connected House members.
Under [...]
Filed under: Harvey Hilderbran, Sporting goods tax, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Tom Craddick, Warren Chisum | No Comments »
Posted on February 21st, 2007 by TechDigger
Is it really a surplus when it includes money raided money from the Parks?
80(R) HB 6 - Introduced version - Fiscal Note
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:Fiscal Year       Probable Net Positive/(Negative)
Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008 Â Â Â Â Â Â [...]
Filed under: Budget Surplus, Constitutional Amendment, Harvey Hilderbran, Property Tax Rebate, Sporting Goods Sales Tax, TPWD, Texas Parks, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | No Comments »
Posted on January 16th, 2007 by TechDigger
We’re a new blog and thus by definition, new to this ongoing issue of funding state parks. The B and B blog is a good place to start for a general overview of the issue. And while I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel with regard to this issue, I am still stunned that [...]
Filed under: Battleship Texas, Eagle Mountain Lake, Harvey Hilderbran, Rick Perry, Sporting goods tax, TPWD, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas State Railroad, parks funding, texas | No Comments »
Posted on January 15th, 2007 by TechDigger
This one left me with my jaw hanging open and rereading the paragraph to see if I got it right.
MySA.com: Metro | State
But spending all of the sporting goods tax on parks represents “a substantial amount of money,” the governor told reporters.
“And my question is, if we drop $100 million on Parks and Wildlife and [...]
Filed under: Harvey Hilderbran, Rick Perry, Sporting goods tax, TPSD, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Uncategorized, parks funding, texas | 1 Comment »
