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After 15 and a half hours of debate on hundreds of amendments to the Texas House budget, lawmakers in the lower chamber passed the two-year, $218 billion…
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The Texas Senate unanimously approved a two-year budget on Tuesday that would shift nearly $2 billion in public education costs from the state to local…
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FORT WORTH — Gov. Greg Abbott raised many eyebrows last week when he threw his support behind a "broad-based law" that pre-empts local regulations, a…
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From Texas Standard:The Texas Legislature’s two houses have about nine weeks to approve a balanced two-year budget. But disagreement over accounting…
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Texas House and Senate leaders unveiled dueling budget proposals — starting nearly $8 billion apart — in separate moves Tuesday that foreshadowed…
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It's just a week until the start of the 85th session of the Texas Legislature. And, while you've probably heard lots of stories about lawmaker priorities…
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From Texas Standard:In this era of hyper-partisan politics, the denouement of the Democrat's house leadership fight on capitol hill today is an important…
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It's about a month into the 84th Texas Legislative session, and this week saw the first cracks in any unified front among the state's Republican…
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From the Texas Tribune:House Speaker Joe Straus released his committee assignments Wednesday, including new chairmen for the two high-profile committees…
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus released a two-year base budget last week, while the Senate is still working on its version.Base budget estimates like this…