The current Texas Constitution mandates both a balanced budget and a “part-time” legislature that is only able to meet in a 140 day regular session in odd-numbered years. As a result, the rules of the Texas Legislature requires the first 60 days of the regular session to address the state’s budget. Is this an advantage or a disadvantage for members of the Legislature? Is this an advantage or a disadvantage for the people of Texas? Why or why not?

For Texas Government class. Minimum length is 1000 words. MLA format. Possible/example sources that can be used:

1. Hou, Yilin, and Daniel L. Smith. “A framework for understanding state balanced budget requirement systems: Reexamining distinctive features and an operational definition.” Public Budgeting & Finance 26, no. 3 (2006): 22-45.
2. Levinson, Arik. “Balanced budgets and business cycles: Evidence from the states.” National Tax Journal 51, no. 4 (1998).
3. McNichol, Elizabeth, Phil Oliff, and Nicholas Johnson. “States continue to feel recession’s impact.” (2011).

Other sources can be used, doesn’t need to use the recommended.

If you need more information please DM me. Only doing this because family emergency popped up and threw off my schedule for classwork and I’m now incredibly behind.