The House budget, as written, accounts for about $246.7 billion of spending for the next two years.
Texas Budget
Senate Approves Budget, Moves to House
The bill will now move over to the House, where lawmakers are expected to hold debate on their version of the budget sometime in the coming weeks.
Texas Budget Process Begins
Neither the House or Senate budget proposals rely on increased taxes or tap into the rainy day fund.
Texas Lawmakers to Face $1 Billion Budget Shortfall
In addition to the shortfall, Hegar projected that the state would have $112.5 billion in revenue available for general-purpose spending during the coming 2022-23 biennium.
Will Lawmakers Cut Spending or Raise Taxes?
Texas Scorecard asked members of the Texas House and Senate which option they plan to pursue.
Sales Tax Revenue in Texas Down Again as Lawmakers Prepare to Craft Budget
Lawmakers will have to grapple with a budget shortfall by either raising taxes or reducing spending.
Comptroller Hegar: Budget Shortfall ‘Not Nearly as Dire’ as Feared
The Legislative Budget Board met on Monday to approve a 7.06 percent spending limit increase for the upcoming 2022-2023 budget.
Sales Tax Revenue Down Again as Texas Faces Budget Deficit
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported that “October sales tax collections from all major economic sectors declined significantly from year-ago levels.”
Peacock: Will Texans See Budget Gimmicks or Spending Restraint in 2021?
The only solution is for taxpayers to tell policymakers to stop spending growth.
North Texas Counties Plan Pro-Taxpayer Budgets
Collin, Denton, and Tarrant County officials propose spending plans that don’t raise residents’ property taxes.