texas budget - Search News

News

Texas, border spending

$12 billion added to congressional spending megabill to reimburse states like Texas for border spending

The U.S. House is poised to vote on the massive budget reconciliation bill imminently which also includes preservation of 2017 tax cuts and changes to Medicaid and SNAP.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 9h

U.S. House backs plan to reimburse Texas up to $12B for border spending

The money was a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who have been pushing for the money to be included in President Trump's tax

Texas Public Radio · 12h

Bitcoin in the state budget? Texas House backs crypto reserve plan

According to SB 21, the state can only use money from the reserve to buy cryptocurrency with an average market capitalization of at least $500 billion over the past 24 months. This means Texas would only be allowed to invest in large, established cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and possibly Ethereum, depending on market conditions.

Texas Senate, House Bill 2

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1h

Texas Senate tentatively approves sweeping school finance, teacher pay bill

The Texas Senate gave initial approval to an $8.5 billion school funding bill late Thursday that will increase teacher pay and provide more money for

Yahoo · 7h

Texas House, Senate reach agreement on $8.5B school funding bill

The House and Senate have been at odds over their differing versions of the bill, which amounts to the largest single increase in public education funding in state history.

CBS Texas on MSN · 5h

Texas lawmakers debate school funding bill amid concerns over transparency and impact

Texas lawmakers are preparing to vote on a major public school funding bill. Supporters say it modernizes how schools receive money and addresses long-standing issues in the system. Critics argue the increase in per-student funding is too small and that the deal lacked transparency.

The Texas Tribune on MSN2h

Texas Legislature nearing final approval of $8.5 billion school funding package

The Senate gave initial approval to the legislation. After one more vote, it heads to the House, where leaders say it will ...

1don MSN

Texas congressman Chip Roy and House Freedom Caucus hold up budget vote

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and other members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus pushed back Wednesday against Republican ...

4hon MSN

Pay raises for Dallas ISD teachers, staff approved in next year’s budget

Trustees approved a roughly $1.9 billion budget Thursday night that raises staff minimum wages to $17 an hour and offers $64,000 to beginning teachers.

12hon MSN

Texas House, Senate lawmakers reach $8.5 billion school funding deal

House and Senate lawmakers are poised to announce a deal on an $8.5 billion funding package for Texas public schools that ...

Houston Public Media11h

Houston Mayor John Whitmire proposes overtime budget reduction despite $72 million excess in 2025

Whitmire’s administration is requesting a $1 million reduction in budgeted overtime pay heading into the next fiscal year, ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Another big tax cut for Texas homeowners appears imminent

Providing bigger tax breaks to homeowners is a key component of a deal brokered by Republicans in the Texas Legislature to ...

Community Impact11h

Klein ISD postpones adoption of 2025-26 budget as projections evolve

Klein ISD has rescheduled the adoption of its 2025-26 budget until June 24 after some significant draft changes had to be ...

14hon MSN

Texas restaurants cheer changes to permits, fees from new law

For restaurants and other food service, the bill creates a cap on permitting fees, removes sound regulation permits and fees, and also requires local public health agencies notify via email 60 ...

3don MSN

Two years after tax dispute budget crisis, Texas law aims to protect local governments

Coastal Bend lawmakers have successfully passed a bill aimed at protecting coastal counties and schools during significant ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results