As Governor Greg Abbott officially sets his agenda for lawmakers with Sunday’s State of the State Address, border security ...

Texas’ border spending exploded after Joe Biden’s election, then state leaders signaled a new willingness to reduce it when Trump won. That didn’t last long.

Moving swiftly on a central Republican priority, the Texas Senate approved a “school choice” bill Wednesday that would put ...

Dan Patrick, who presides over the ... Jurisprudence and State Affairs committees, and Huffman leading the Finance Committee. Nine North Texas lawmakers raised six figures in December, led by ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Senate ... According to releases from Patrick and Huffman, key items on the Senate budget for the next biennium include the following: Education: $73.1 ...

Both chambers set aside $1 billion for a voucher-like education savings account program — double what was on the table two years ago — in a sign that supporters are emboldened after recent electoral ...

Patrick, 74, has also been quick to do battle with Republican House speakers who he felt were insufficiently aggressive in passing Senate priorities. The Texas ... 67-year-old Huffman is arguably ...

Paddy was born the thirteenth child of the former Patrick ... Barbara and Byron Huffman of Iowa, Timothy Conlon of Iowa, Thomas Conlon of Iowa, Carol (Conlon) Heimbecker of Texas, Mark and Denise ...

The Senate’s draft budget, authored by Senate Finance Chair Joan Huffman ... announced last week. “Texas must prioritize one-time spending of our surplus,” Patrick said in a statement ...

Joan Huffman ... s budget proposes giving all Texas teachers an additional $4,000 a year, although rural teachers would receive $10,000 more a year. Lt. Gov Dan Patrick wrote that this salary ...

The latest Joan Huffman news from The Texas Tribune. By Terri Langford Feb ... that includes Medicaid and food stamps. Full Story By Patrick Svitek Sept. 20, 2023 “I feel there were six senators ...