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    County Magazine

    Promote your good work during County Government Month

    February 14, 2023

    County Magazine

    Crystal Cedillo

    February 13, 2023

    Voices of County Government - Gonzales County

    County Magazine

    CMRC focuses on relevant county issues

    February 13, 2023

    Annual conference to be held in Round Rock and online

    County Magazine

    Texas counties struggle with lack of juvenile detention space

    February 13, 2023

    Staffing shortages contribute to scramble for available beds to house arrested youths.

    County Magazine

    Data & Analysis

    February 13, 2023

    Texas County Profiles show county data

    News Article

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Lawmakers Adopt Growth Rate for Texas Budget Spending Limits

    December 15, 2022

     Legal Services Initial estimates of spending capacity leaves unspent as much as $14.5 billion of $27 billion surplus Comptroller projects for the end of the current biennium.

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    Patrick Lists 2023 Legislative Priorities

    December 15, 2022

     Legal Services Lieutenant Governor’s top issues include funds for county law enforcement, a new state hospital in the Panhandle and additional mental health beds in rural Texas.

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    A Look at Some 2024-25 State Agency Funding Requests Important to Counties

    October 27, 2022

     Legislative Services Requests considered during recently completed budget hearings included money for indigent defense, behavioral health and juvenile justice programs and to reduce the waitlist for state hospital beds.

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    Joint Budget Hearings for 2024-25 Legislative Appropriations Requests Begin

    September 16, 2022

     Legislative Services Staff from the Office of the Governor and the Legislative Budget Board recently began public hearings on the 2024-25 Legislative Appropriations Requests (LARs) of state agencies, higher education agencies and institutions, state courts and judicial agencies.

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