Texas begins 2025 with the funds to address core challenges
Texas comptroller Glenn Hegar offers a fiscal outlook and potential spending priorities for the 2025 legislative session.
Texas lawmakers unveil draft plan to spend billions on teacher raises, vouchers and border security
The state Senate’s draft budget would also lower property taxes by increasing the homestead exemption for most homeowners.
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Texas Comptroller announces $700 million for broadband infrastructure projects
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced $701.9 million has been awarded for broadband infrastructure projects.
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Broadband infrastructure to get boost in Morris County with BOOT II Program
Morris County is one of 24 Texas counties chosen to receive funding in the second round of the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas Program, better known as BOOT. According to Texas Comptroller ...
State budget bill filed in Texas Senate, allocates $1 billion to school choice
The state’s budget bill has been filed in the Texas Senate by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, who chairs the Texas Senate ...
Here’s how Texas may spend $150 billion in tax money
Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 ...
Texas budget writers prioritize school vouchers, teacher raises and border security in early drafts
Both chambers set aside $1 billion for a voucher-like education savings account program — double what was on the table two ...
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Texas senator proposes multibillion-dollar plan to solve state water shortages
As people and businesses move to Texas in droves, state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, has a plan to create a dedicated ...
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Texas A&M has $22.3B impact on Texas economy
A recent study found that Texas A&M had an impact of $22.3 billion on the Texas economy in Fiscal Year 2022-23.
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Texas Comptroller announces over $700 Million in awards for broadband projects
On Wednesday, the Texas Comptroller announced awards totaling $701.9 million for the second round of the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas Program (BOOT II).
Texas budget writers want $1 billion for school vouchers, $5 billion for teacher pay raises
Both chambers are off to a fast start, with each unveiling its plan to guide state spending for the two-year budget cycle ...