Discussion: Should Texas Use Our Rainy Day Fund? 1. Should the fund be used to cover for expected shortfalls in the state budget? 2. To provide a state-level version of an economic relief package to citizens and local governments like Congress passed? 3. Should it be used only for one-time expenses or for continuing expenses? 4. Of the $10.2 billion in the fund, how much do you want the legislature to spend and why this amount? Explain your