Stories Related to Texas Senate Advances $308 Billion State Budget Plan, Setting Up Negotiations With House

Austin American-Statesman, El Paso Times
Thu, 04/20/2023 - 3:04am

While both chambers want to spend $4.6 billion on Operation Lone Star, consensus on property taxes is a work in progress.

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