Texas has allocated $51 billion for property tax cuts, representing 15% of its two-year budget. This substantial allocation ...

As looming tariffs rock the U.S. economy, the Texas comptroller says he is closely monitoring sales tax revenue and the price ...

The Texas House passed a $337 billion budget for the 2026-27 biennium Friday morning. This came after the chamber spent more ...

The lower chamber overwhelmingly voted in favor of House Bill 2, a sweeping $8 billion piece of legislation that would also ...

The lower chamber’s plan largely aligns with the Senate’s proposal and puts billions toward teacher pay, border security and ...

The Trump administration is preparing to dismantle core climate research functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

For example, one aims to funnel $3 billion to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Budget writers could still fund the program without an amendment, but, if they do ...

The budget for the Texas Lottery Commission, which brings about $2 billion a year to the state treasury, has been reduced to zero in the 2026-27 spending plan the Texas House approved last week.

House Speaker Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, has set a full day for lawmakers to vote on the budget and hundreds of proposed amendments. (Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune, Lorianne Willett/The ...

Tax compression also reduces everyone’s taxes, including businesses. One of the Texas budget’s biggest line items is Medicaid, the jointly funded state-federal health care program for the poor ...

In fact, they’re costing Texas a fortune. The Texas House is considering a budget that would shell out $51 billion — 15% of the state's total two-year spending plan — to maintain and provide ...