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Slowly and Painfully, House Passes $337 Billion Budget

The chamber deliberated until 3 a.m.

Texas Observer

$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.

The Texas Tribune

Texas budget writers prioritize school vouchers, teacher raises and border security in early drafts

Both chambers set aside $1 billion for a voucher-like education savings account program — double what was on the table two years ago — in a sign that supporters are emboldened after recent electoral gains.

The Texas Tribune

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Could Texas do for Alzheimer’s research what it did for cancer?

Modeled after the state’s $6 billion cancer research fund, the dementia fund — a legislative priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — could pump hundreds of millions of dollars into Texas researchers.

The Texas Tribune

A push to change a 2019 Texas law that bars certain felons from becoming social workers

Texas prohibits people with assault convictions, among other felonies, from becoming social workers. A new lawsuit says the ban is unconstitutional.

The Texas Tribune

Historic $321.3 billion Texas state budget heads to comptroller

About $17 billion worth of commitments lawmakers made in the new budget were snagged in policy fights between the Texas House and Senate on Saturday night.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House approves $302.6 billion state budget with tax cuts and teacher and state employee raises

After a marathon debate, the bill will head to the Senate, where lawmakers have been crafting their own version of the spending plan.

The Texas Tribune

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Bills advance to close loophole allowing some lawmakers to increase their pay to $140,000

Two bills that advanced in House and Senate committees on Wednesday both exempt any lawmaker who has already taken advantage of the benefit.

The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers could no longer “double dip” into pension funds under newly filed bill

State Sen. Joan Huffman filed a bill that would repeal a provision that allowed longtime lawmakers to increase their yearly take-home income by $140,000 by collecting pension payments without retiring.

The Texas Tribune

Why three longtime Texas lawmakers are now eligible for an extra $140,000 a year

A few of Texas’ most veteran lawmakers may have seen their part-time legislative compensation skyrocket from $7,200 to nearly $150,000 annually, thanks to a law passed quietly at the end of the 2021 legislative session.

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