Issue Position: Fighter for Transparency and Accountability

Issue Position

Taxes and government spending can be complicated. Sylvia Garcia prides herself on helping the general public understand how their tax dollars are spent since she was Houston City Controller. She's worked across the aisle on stronger oversight and accountability for local taxing entities. And she's not afraid to get down into the details of complicated budgets to see if her constituents benefit or just a lucky few friends of those in power. She held strong and voted against the last budget passed by the Texas Senate because it did little to help public education or access to healthcare for people. Instead, it put additional pressure on local governments. The Houston Chronicle said of the vote, "Sylvia Garcia voted against raising your property taxes. Every other Texas senator voted to hike 'em."

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