The Senate Finance Committee held an organizational hearing. No public testimony was taken. Committee Chair Nelson convened the meeting, laying out the COVID-19 rules and stating that the Committee would meet Monday through Thursday with Friday being an overflow day. Senate Rules would have to be changed to allow for remote testimony.
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The House and Senate have introduced each chamber’s version of the appropriations bill. While the differences between the two bills are not as great as in years past, there are some differences highlighted in the comparison document below.
Following the appropriations comparison table is the summary exceptional item table for the Department of Family and Protective Services. There are five exceptional items in all. Following the table is a description of each exceptional item.
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The House and Senate have introduced each chamber’s version of the appropriations bill. While the differences between the two bills are not as great as in years past, there are some differences highlighted in the comparison document below.
Following the appropriation comparison table is the summary Exceptional Item table for the Commission. There are 22 exceptional items in all.
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The House and Senate have introduced each chamber’s version of the appropriations bill. While the differences between the two bills are not as great as in years past, there are some differences highlighted in this report.
Following the appropriations comparison table is the summary exceptional item table for the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). There are four exceptional items in all. Following the table is a description of each exceptional item.
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This summary provides an overview of the appropriations included in the House and Senate General Appropriations Bills, focusing on the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Read Texas Insight’s previous report on the Health and Human Services Commission.
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This summary of the General Appropriations Bill publication provides an overview of the appropriations included in the General Appropriations Bill, otherwise known as the state budget. The version of the…
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today revised the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) and now projects a fiscal 2021 ending shortfall of $4.58 billion. The shortfall, which Hegar attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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The Conference Committee Report for HB1 was filed and distributed on May 25th, just two days before the end of the 86th legislative session. The bill provides $250.7 billion all…
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The Conference Committee on HB1 released the following decisions. Technical Adjustments and Cross Strategy Issues. The Conference Committee made the following technical adjustments to HB1: Adopting House Rider 2, Capital…
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The Conference Committee for HB1 released their decisions for the Department of State Health Services. The issues decided by the Conference Committee are presented below. Technical Adjustments and Cross Strategy…
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