state budget

This legislative session, the main priority for House Republicans has been easing the tax burden on Texas homeowners. The chamber’s spending plan earmarks $17 billion to cut the state’s appraisal caps in half.

Conservatives want to use part of the money to provide property tax relief. Progressives want to boost funding for public education.

During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Texas.

From Texas Standard: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says coronavirus-related business closures and decreases in oil and gas tax revenues will mean a $4.6...

Numbers released by the Texas comptroller’s office suggest that once the legislative session begins, lawmakers will have more money to work with as they…

The start of 2019 legislative session is just around the corner, and state agencies are developing their two-year budgets. But during the planning…

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

From Texas Standard: It won’t be the budget that sends the Texas Legislature into a special session, if there is one. This weekend the two chambers...

The Texas Senate has passed a proposed state budget, now it’s the House’s turn. Beginning Thursday morning lawmakers will begin debating what the state…

Lawmakers in the Texas Senate have passed a two-year budget that would require local property owners to pay a bigger chunk of the public education tab.…