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Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $336 billion budget that includes teacher pay raises, a school voucher program, and ...
Texas lawmakers approve billions for Operation Lone Star despite drop in unlawful border crossings
The border operation's price tag is expected to jump to almost $18 billion by fall 2027 under the proposed budget.
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Texas officials’ claim that school funding is at an all-time high ignores inflation and temporary federal money
A Tribune analysis also found the state’s share of the funds that schools receive per student significantly decreased in the ...
Texas Senate passes $336 billion state budget. Here's what's proposed for 2026-27.
The Texas Senate quickly passed its version of the state's proposed budget, which would fund the operations of the state ...
Tax relief, border security in $336.1B budget bill approved by Texas Senate
A proposed $336.1 billion state spending plan that includes money for teacher pay raises, border security, property tax cuts ...
Migrant crossings have plummeted, but funding for Texas Operation Lone Star unlikely to drop
As per the spending plans under consideration in the Legislature, Texas will spend another $6.5 billion on border security ...
Texas lawmakers push for more school safety spending. Is it enough?
Texas schools need more money to implement the school safety overhauls enacted last session. A House bill could as much as ...
Texas School for the Deaf worries about shortage of teachers entering the field
Alton Markel, a math teacher, knew he wanted to work with deaf students. He graduated from Texas School for the Deaf himself.
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...
Gov. Abbott, top legislative leaders continue to push school choice program in Texas during rare joint news conference
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and a Speaker of the Texas House held a joint news conference for the first time ...
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Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
The upper chamber’s two-year budget draft, approved on a 31-0 vote, would spend more than $153 billion in general revenue, Texas’ main source of taxpayer funds used to pay for core services.