Count Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price among the Texas elected officials who oppose a bill that would limit how much local government revenue can grow each year.
More than 130 people signed up to speak on House Bill 2 in the House Ways & Means Committee on Feb. 27. The bill would cap revenue growth for local government budgets each year at 2.5 percent. Any bigger increase would require voter approval.
A coalition of two dozen mayors sent this letter to this House Ways…
