State Budget

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…

From The Texas Tribune: Facing sluggish economic forecasts amid low oil prices along with billions in tax revenue already dedicated to the state highway…

A stalled oil drilling boom is forcing the state to revise its income predictions — but not enough to force any cuts in the state budget, Texas…

From the Texas Tribune:Amid concerns that tumbling oil prices could push the Texas economy into a recession, Comptroller Glenn Hegar offered a cautiously…

Lawmakers will find out this morning how much money they’ll have to work with as they craft the state’s next two-year budget. They’re expected to have…