Tune in for ‘Texas Education: Funding the Future’

Tune in for ‘Texas Education: Funding the Future’

TEXAS (FOX 44) - The school voucher debate in Texas is a highly relevant and widely discussed issue, with a pivotal floor vote in the Texas House expected in the middle of next week. This is a topic that some families love, while others have doubts. Our sister station in Austin, KXAN, has produced a timely, in-depth special program on the school voucher debate called Texas Education: Funding the Future. Governor Greg Abbott, Texas House Represen…

Texas House gives approval to state’s next budget, to the tune of $337 billion

The chamber spent more than 15 hours debating the proposal. The bill now heads back to the Senate for their consideration.

Texas House passes $337.4B state budget plan

The legislation includes new money for teacher pay raises, property tax cuts, border security, medical research, a private school voucherlike program, and...

$337 billion, two-year budget gets Texas House approval

The lower chamber’s plan largely aligns with the Senate’s proposal and puts billions toward teacher pay, border security and property tax cuts.

TX House Budget maneuver kills dozens of conservative amendments and funds for AG's Office

The Texas House of Representatives waded into a marathon debate Thursday over the state’s proposed $337 billion budget for the next two years—one of the busiest

The State Budget – Are We Done Yet? - Every Texan

Twitter Facebook Linkedin Though the state budget is introduced early in each legislative session, it’s a bill so big it practically takes all session for lawmakers to finalize it. One of the most important days in the Legislature’s budget-writing process is Budget Day, when the bill is brought to the floor of the House of