State senator says he opposes closing any Texas parks
101 days ago
A draft Senate budget grants part of that amount - $6.9 million -- but Tina Beck, an analyst with the Legislative Budget Board, told senators that the partial funding would be enough to only...
Fixing Texas school finance may mean big price tag
102 days ago
But Dietz based his ruling on a chart from the nonpartisan Legislative Budget Board showing that while state spending on schools has increased and is now approaching $48 billion, when adjusted for...
Highlights from around the Capitol
102 days ago
"Analysts from the Legislative Budget Board reported that Medicaid needs $4.4 billion to continue operating through the end of the fiscal year, and that appropriating those funds will bring in $6...
Critics say Legislature underfunding Texas parks
122 days ago
TPWD officials say the state has about 95 parks and historic sites but the Legislative Budget Board listed only 91 as being in operation at the start of the year.
State parks facing another fiscal challenge
126 days ago
Without the additional money, the agency "anticipates closing up to 20 state parks," according to its appropriations request with the Legislative Budget Board.