Sen. Robert Clements

Lawmakers succeeded March 26 in their third attempt to move the main budget adjustment proposal to the final round of debate after removing funding for private school scholarships and expanded eligibility for the state’s Child Care Subsidy program for low-income families.

After a failed cloture vote on the main budget adjustment bill, lawmakers advanced two other components of the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package March 19.

An effort to use an Appropriations Committee shell bill as a vehicle to increase salaries for various constitutional officers fell short March 17, but lawmakers advanced the underlying bill to keep the proposal alive in case a compromise can be found.

After two days of debate, senators advanced the first of two budget adjustment bills March 10 following a successful cloture vote.

Lawmakers began debate March 9 on the first of two bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.

Lawmakers gave final approval May 15 to six components of the state’s $11 billion, two-year budget package.

Following discussion of several proposed changes, lawmakers gave second-round approval May 12 to the state’s $10.8 billion budget package.

Lawmakers gave first-round approval this week to six components of the state’s roughly $10.8 billion budget package.