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Texas House, Senate offer first glimpse at how $150 billion in tax money may be spent
Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 billion in general revenue spending over the next two years in GOP-driven efforts that prioritize property tax relief,
Texas Senate, House unveil budget proposals, each just over $330 billion
"SB 1 maintains our promise to Texans by keeping our state on a conservative path to greater prosperity,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said. “Conservative budgeting principles used in SB 1 ensure that state government does not grow faster than population times inflation."
Budget bills filed in Texas House and Senate
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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 Finance Committee. SB 1 is the Texas Senate’s proposed state budget for the 2026-2027 biennium and written by Huffman,
Relations between leaders of the Texas Senate and House are already off to a rocky start
Shortly after Lubbock Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows was elected Texas House speaker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick questioned the ...
Trump expands on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border policies
Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, President Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg ...
Rep. Dustin Burrows is the new Texas House speaker. Here is how each representative voted.
The unusually public battle to helm the Texas House divided both Democratic and Republican lawmakers between Rep. Dustin ...
Christian extremists turned Texas’ vote for House speaker into a far-right rally
The Texas Capitol turned into a hotbed for Christian nationalists as faith leaders gathered inside and outside the statehouse ...
Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock elected as Texas House Speaker
AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new ...
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Winners and losers from the Texas House speaker’s race
The new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and ...
Who is Dustin Burrows? 5 things to know about Texas' new Speaker of House from Lubbock
Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday with 85 votes in the 150-member ...
Here's what you need to know about new Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows
TEXAS, USA — Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected Texas House speaker Tuesday, shortly after the 89th Texas Legislative ...
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Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right
Texas has a powerful new House speaker after years of escalating Republican infighting. Dustin Burrows won the job on Tuesday ...
Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker
Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually ...
Texas budget proposals would fund school choice, border security, property tax relief
On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate released their respective state budget outlines for 2026 and ...