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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jasper Scherer and Kayla Guo

BIZARRE: Budget day in the house texas lawmakers take up 337 billion spending plan - What They Never Told You

Texas House of Representatives Members convene in the House Chamber in Austin on April 10, 2025.
The Texas House voted on a $337 billion state budget early Friday. (Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune)

The Texas House approved a roughly $337 billion, two-year budget plan early Friday after more than 13 hours of debate.

The proposal House lawmakers approved on a 118 to 26 vote largely aligns with the version the Senate passed last month. Now lawmakers from both chambers can start private negotiations to hammer out their differences for a final version.

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