September 15, 2023
Legislative Services TAC has highlighted recent Attorney General Opinions and Requests for Opinions of interest to counties.
September 15, 2023
Legislative Services A selected list of recent county-relevant news articles.
Budget Writers Make Limited Progress; Funding Important to Counties Reported
May 19, 2023
Legislative Services Allocations adopted for county rural law enforcement grant program and indigent defense and mental health funding. Final 2024-25 budget remains pending.
Conference Committee Meets to Discuss 2024-25 Budget
April 28, 2023
Legislative Services TAC details differences in county funding between House and Senate versions of the two-year appropriations bill.
Senate Finance Committee Passes Supplemental Budget Bill
March 10, 2023
Legislative Services Here are some of the highlights for counties in the Senate's version of the supplemental appropriations bill for the 2022-23 biennium.
Legislative Budget Board Posts Initial Decision Documents for House, Senate
March 02, 2023
Legislative Services Here are some specific agency requests of interest to counties.
Senate Finance Committee Announces Workgroups, House Appropriations Subcommittees Begin Meeting
February 24, 2023
Legislative Services The workgroups and the subcommittees will develop and submit funding recommendations to the full committees.
State Budget Bills: County Highlights
January 26, 2023
Legislative Services Last week, the Texas House and Senate filed their proposed budgets for the 2024-25 biennium, marking the beginning of the budget process for both chambers. We’ve underlined some funding important to counties.
Baseline Budget Bills Released
January 20, 2023
Legislative Services The House and Senate have filed their versions of the state budget for the 2024-25 biennium. The so-called baseline budget bills are the starting point for budget negotiations.
Comptroller Releases Record Revenue Estimate
January 13, 2023
Legislative Services The day before the 88th Legislature convened, Comptroller Glenn Hegar projected an unprecedented $188.2 billion would be available to fund state government for the next two-year budget cycle – a 26% increase from 2022-23.