Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...

House Bill 1 proposes $335.7 billion in state and federal spending, including $154.1 billion in general revenue spending.

Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 ...

On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate released their respective state budget outlines for 2026 and 2027. The House proposal includes $335.7 billion in spending, while the ...

The Texas House and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared ...

The Texas Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against the state Republican Party Chair alleging that he illegally ...

The first order of business for the session was to elect a new Speaker of the House – a hotly contested struggle, especially ...

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Both chambers are off to a fast start, with each unveiling its plan to guide state spending for the two-year budget cycle ...

Both proposed budgets earmark $1 billion for a school vouchers program. The Texas Senate and House filed their respective ...

Forty-nine of the 62 Democrats ended up supporting Burrows, handing the six-term lawmaker the speaker’s gavel and one of the ...

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