In Texas, fiscal responsibility isn’t just a catch phrase. Kelly sits on the budget-writing Senate Finance Committee and works hard to make sure taxpayer dollars are allocated wisely. While the State of Texas maintains a constitutionally-mandated balanced budget, Kelly believes we can do better by tightening the state spending cap formula and putting permanent overspending protections in place for future generations of Texans. That’s why he worked diligently to pass spending limit legislation through the Texas Senate for four consecutive sessions, getting it over the finish line and passed through the full Legislature in 2021!
