Texas House approves $337B two-year budget

Tomlinson: Real work on Texas budget begins with billions at stake

The Texas House and Senate need to work out differences in the draft budget, a secretive process that determines winners and losers.

Trump-Backed School Choice Program Texas Is Poised to Adopt Will Be Largest in U.S.

PULSE POINTS:What Happened: The Texas House, during an extended session, passed a $337 billion budget proposal, including a large-scale school choice initiative. The budget bill now heads to a conference committee that will reconcile differences between the versions passed by the Texas House and Senate before receiving a final vote on passage.  Who’s Involved: Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX), lawmakers in the Texas state legislature, school choice a…

$337 billion, two-year state budget gets Texas House approval - Cross Timbers Gazette

The Texas House approved a roughly $337 billion two-year spending plan early Friday, putting billions toward teacher pay, border security and property tax cuts, after more than 13 hours of debate that saw hundreds of amendments meet their demise. The House budget largely aligns with a version the Senate passed in March, though lawmakers made several changes on the floor that will have to be ironed out behind closed doors with their Senate counte…

Texas House approves $337B two-year budget

The Texas House approved a roughly $337 billion two-year spending plan early Friday, putting billions toward teacher pay, border security and property tax cuts, after more than 13 hours of debate that saw hundreds of amendments — from Democrats and…