State Budget

State health officials walked back a plan to cut $15 million in funding from health and safety net programs, including services that offer low-income…

Some online shoppers may have unwittingly been committing tax fraud for years. A Supreme Court ruling last week will make us honest consumers and could…

From Texas Standard.We’ve all got bills – and the state of Texas does, too. Bills are nothing to be afraid of, if you can manage them. If you miss some…

From Texas Standard. Despite an economy that is reportedly continuing to grow, the state’s budget chief is looking ahead to the next legislative session…

From Texas Standard:With the legislative session set to end on May 29, time is running out to pass a state budget, and resolve the avalanche of other…

From Texas Standard:As the legislative session heads into its final six weeks, lawmakers have a lot left to do. They face the task of reconciling budgets…

From Texas Standard:Since the 1980s, Texas has set aside a portion of state funds specifically to be used when things aren’t so rosy. It seems like an…

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…

School officials whose districts would lose money under a Texas House plan to revamp the public school funding system asked legislators on Tuesday to…

Saying Texas government needs to live within its means, Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday imposed an immediate hiring freeze on state agencies through the end…