Texas legislators, park advocates call for truth in budgeting

(Feb. 1, 2013) -- A news release appearing in North Texas e-News says Sen. Craig Estes of Wichita Falls and Rep. Lyle Larson of San Antonio have joined thousands of parks advocates across Texas today to call on legislators to take an important step towards prioritizing park funding by ending the diversion of the sporting goods sales tax. Since 2007, more than $400 million intended for state parks has been used to certify the budget or for purposes unrelated to parks.