The budget increases all funds spending by more than $70 billion.
The committee accused Attorney General Ken Paxton of abusing his office to benefit his friend, real estate developer Nate Paul.
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with two landowners against the EPA over what constitutes the “waters of the United States.”
The governor has until June 18 to sign or veto bills passed during the 88th Legislative Session.
HB 7 contains measures that were lost in the House, including a border protection force and criminal penalties for illegal border crossings.
While the measure passed the Texas Senate almost unanimously, Democrats in the House denied the bill the 100 votes it needed.
The Senate has passed a bill to ban sexually explicit material in school libraries and hold book vendors accountable for selling them to schools.
Republicans lost two pieces of legislation on Patrick’s priority list by failing to pass them on a deadline to approve Senate bills.
Tensions boiled over on Tuesday evening as 75 bills perished at the stroke of midnight.
Legislation to address bail policy and gun-related crimes, including some Senate priorities, are among the hundreds of bills now dead for the session.
Paxton has faced multiple years-long lawsuits, neither of which have fully played out in court.
With the death of Senate Bill 9, the upper chamber now waits to see if the House approves its amendments adding school choice to House Bill 100.
