The 2023 legislative session in underway; as always, TAC is here for you
February 13, 2023
There is one certainty during each legislation session: No matter what happens, TAC's Legislative Services team will be monitoring and reporting on developments to keep counties informed and engaged.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Comptroller Projects $27 Billion Surplus
July 28, 2022
Legislative Services Revised estimate for 2023 fiscal year follows unprecedented growth in tax revenues.
Final State Budget for the 2022-23 Biennium Tops $251.5 billion
February 24, 2022
Legislative Services Earlier this month, the Texas Legislative Budget Board released final state budget totals for the biennium that began Sept. 1.