Quorum Report: Texas House and Senate base budgets leave billions in revenue on the table while emphasizing tax relief, school funding, border security and more

January 18, 2023 2:21 PM Texas House and Senate base budgets leave billions in revenue on the table while emphasizing tax relief, school funding, border security and more A veteran budget watcher said the plans are “amazingly similar” Avoiding busting the state's constitutional spending cap and leaving tens of billions in general revenue on the table, *Texas House* and *Texas Senate* budget writers on Wednesday both unveiled spending plans that emphasize tax relief, border security, school funding, and more. The base budgets – opening proposals for the Legislature’s most significant work product – are similar in total amounts but, naturally, differ on the details. They both leave roughly $50 billion unspent from the total revenue estimated by Comptroller Glenn Hegar. One veteran Texas budget watcher told QR these plans are “amazingly similar.” By Scott Braddock
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