I hope they will be at least that,” Girod said of the 2.5% pay increase that is included in the state budget. Questions about raises took on a new element last month ... $17.42 per hour.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit has grown to more than $1.3 trillion in the first half of the 2025 fiscal year — the second highest six-month deficit ... of the 2.4 million members ...

The Supplemental Appropriations bill passed 122-22. Budget advances in House — 2:57 a.m. Just before 3 a.m. on Friday morning, the Texas House voted 118-26 to pass the budget on its second reading.

Huge budget surpluses in recent years have helped pay for property tax reductions, including the $18 billion package lawmakers approved two years ago. Now, lawmakers are looking to a $24 billion ...