The Texas House has approved a $337 billion state budget for the biennium.
The 2026-27 general appropriations bill, Senate Bill 1, will now enter negotiations between the House and Senate to reconcile differences with a version passed by the Senate in March before presenting the final bill to the governor.
One notable difference is an amendment that would eliminate funding for the Texas Lottery Commission, which remains funded in the Senate’s version. The commission, which is currently under Sunset review, could cease to exist should relevant Sunset bills fail to pass.
Another difference is allocations to the Texas Energy Fund: The Senate budget allocates $5 billion to the fund; the House approved $2 billion.
Technology-related amendments rejected by lawmakers include an expansion of funds for providing broadband access to rural areas and a dashboard for tracking economic distress that would have pulled $5 million in funding from border security’s $6.5 billion budget.
The state’s largest agency, the Health and Human Services Commission, will receive a more than $1 billion capital budget for information resource technology acquisitions under SB 1.
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Texas House Approves $337B Biennial State Budget
The state’s largest agency, the Health and Human Services Commission, will receive a more than $1 billion capital budget for information resource technology acquisitions under SB 1.
(Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)
