Conservative Texas Budget Coalition Recaps Their 2019 Legislative Priorities

From Texas Public Policy Foundation:

The Conservative Texas Budget Coalition

• Americans for Prosperity–Texas
• Americans for Tax Reform
• Citizens Against Government Waste
• Grassroots America—We the People
• Heartland Institute
• Heritage Alliance
• Institute for Policy Innovation
• Lone Star Policy Institute
• National Taxpayers Union
• Our America Initiative
• R Street Institute
• Reason Foundation
• State Budget Solutions
• Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
• Texans 4 Truth
• Texas Eagle Forum
• Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Young Conservatives of Texas

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