Posted on · On Friday's show: State lawmakers have plans to reduce property taxes across Texas. How much will it save typical homeowners? And we discuss how unlimited paid time off models work at businesses adopting that benefit model.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for the Legislature to punish Democratic lawmakers for walking out during the regular session and killing two of the governor's top-priority bills.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott’s move will primarily affect the more than 2,100 full-time employees at the Texas Capitol -- not the lawmakers he intended to punish.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will open an online donation portal later this week to fund the wall, but political scientists and his critics question the timing.
Posted on · The 2022-2023 budget includes $34.2 billion for health and human services, second only to public education in appropriations.
Posted on · House members filed nearly 240 proposed tweaks to the massive spending plan and spent hours taking votes on controversial issues ranging from Medicaid expansion to school vouchers.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking a waiver that would let him reroute nearly $18 billion in federal COVID aid from public schools to other areas of the budget.
Posted on · Congress voted nearly $18 billion in COVID relief funds for Texas K-12 education over the last few months. So far, the schools haven’t seen a penny of it.
Posted on · Cuts to key programs like public education are in the works, despite Governor Greg Abbott’s promises
Posted on · On Thursday's show: How 2021 might play out for oil and gas and therefore Houston’s economy, a look at how the state budget is shaping up, and answers to your questions about sleep.
Posted on · The money will reimburse schools for purchases to facilitate remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on · The state is one of 40 whose spending on higher education has yet to return to pre-2008 levels.
Posted on · State lawmakers must pass a budget, but they’re also under heavy pressure to reform school finance, rein in property tax growth, and fund long-awaited Harvey relief.
Posted on · Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Monday that the state will have $119.1 billion for lawmakers to use in putting together the state's 2020-21 budget.
Posted on · Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the fund now holds nearly $12.5 billion. He wants to invest more of it as a hedge against inflation.