Here are five things happening around your state:
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The Legislature begins its work creating a state budget for the next two years with slightly less revenue available than it had during the previous biennium.
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The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher-education institutions have requested nearly $ 25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen. Joan Huffman, R- Houston, told The Dallas Morning News the requests for new money reflect the growing functions and purposes of state agencies that serve the public.
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The 89th Texas legislative session begins Jan. 14 with a still- unresolved race for speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Drivers will no longer be required to get annual safety inspections beginning Jan. 1, the Texas Standard reported. However, drivers in the state’s 17 most populous counties will still be required to get an emissions test in order to register their vehicles.
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Here are five things happening around your state: 1. Bill filing for the 89th Legislative Session begins
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking a $300 million transfusion of funds to bolster the state’s Medicaid application process, The Texas Tribune reported.
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AGENCY SEEKS $300 MILLION TO BOLSTER MEDICAID
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