Senate Finance Budget Workgroups
Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson has assigned budget work groups as follows: Articles I, IV & V - Huffman (Chair), Campbell, Schwertner, Whitmire Article II - Kolkhorst (Chair), Buckingham, Lucio, [...]
House Appropriations – February 23, 2021
The House Committee on Appropriations met on February 23 to discuss budget recommendations for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Health and Human Services, the Teacher Retirement System, the Employees [...]
House Appropriations – February 22, 2021
The House Committee on Appropriations met on February 22 to hear presentations from the Comptroller’s Office, the Legislative Budget Board, the Governor’s Office, and Education Commissioner Mike Morath regarding the [...]
Governor Abbott’s 2022-23 Budget Proposal Released
Governor Abbott has released his budget priorities for the 2022-2023 biennium. Not to be confused with the House and Senate base budgets that have been filed, the governor’s budget is [...]
87th Legislature Base Budget Comparisons
For the 87th Session lawmakers will be constrained by two calculations when determining appropriations for the upcoming biennium. They must adhere to Article VIII of the constitution which requires a [...]
House and Senate Budget Released
On January 21, both the House and Senate published their proposed budgets. SB 1 will be the bill to follow since the Senate will initiate the discussions this session. These [...]
Lt. Gov. Patrick Releases Statement on Senate Base Budget
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement upon the filing of the Texas Senate Budget, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) by Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound: “I want to [...]
House Base Budget Published
The House base budget has been published on the Legislative Budget Board website. The base budget is a starting point in discussions as both chambers begin to discuss and work [...]
Senate Base Budget Filed
Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) filed SB 1, the Senate's base budget. The base budget is a starting point in discussions as both chambers begin to discuss and work on [...]
Budget
July 14, 2011 Appropriations Both the House and Senate were able to come to consensus on the budget, HB1 (82nd R), but it would also require several fiscal matters bills [...]