Texas House Approves 2020-21 Budget Plan, Keeps Extra $9 Billion for School Finance, Property Tax Relief

In Dennis Bonnen’s first major test as speaker of the Texas House, the chamber he oversees resoundingly passed a $251 billion budget Wednesday after a long but largely civil debate — a departure from the dramatics that have typically defined such an affair.  Though lawmakers proposed more than 300 amendments to the spending plan, Bonnen, […]