:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7ec0290d5fca60401bdc19fd0b1cee45/House%20Budget%20Day%20JV%20TT%2032.jpg?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Texas Senate Passes 8 Billion Budget Plan, Kicking Off High-Stakes Negotiations With The House")
There is $5 billion and several political wedges standing between the House and Senate plans, which now move into conference committee with less than five weeks before session ends.
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The Texas Republican has not yet drawn a serious challenger to his reelection bid.
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Both of Texas’ Republican senators voice support for Irma Carrillo Ramirez’s nomination to the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Under this new model, community colleges would receive state funds based on the number of graduates who earn certificates or degrees and the number of students who transfer to four-year universities.
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The bill seeks to ban discrimination based on certain hairstyles — like braids, dreadlocks and twists — in schools, workplaces and housing.
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