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.
Posted on · A new report from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association says state lawmakers are digging themselves an $8 billion financial hole they’ll have to dig their way out of in the next regular session in 2019.
Posted on · The Texas House of Representatives blocked Senate proposals that could have bled the finances of public universities.
Posted on · The two-year package includes extra funding for foster care and mental health, but shifts more of public school costs onto local taxpayers.
Posted on · The House’s budget would boost state spending on K-12 education by drawing on the Rainy Day Fund. The Senate’s would force local property taxpayers to pick up more of the tab.
Posted on · The House is considering more than 400 amendments to general appropriations bill.