GOP lawmakers’ budget framework will raise debt limit, pass Trump border, energy and tax bill all before June
A House GOP aide told The Post that the “target cuts” for both chambers of Congress will be reconciled — with at least $1.5 ...
Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
Senate signed off Tuesday on a $336 billion spending plan for the next two years that would use the state’s overflowing ...
Tax relief, border security in $336.1B budget bill approved by Texas Senate
A proposed $336.1 billion state spending plan that includes money for teacher pay raises, border security, property tax cuts ...
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Trump Torpedoes Senate Border Effort, Urges GOP to Back ‘Big, Beautiful’ House Bill
WASHINGTON—President Trump said he wants border spending, tax relief and spending cuts passed in one bill led by House Republicans, undercutting the Senate’s efforts to quickly pass a narrower ...
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With Trump in office, Gov. Greg Abbott has no plan to ramp down Texas border operation
With border crossings dwindling and President Donald Trump dispatching federal troops to Texas, some lawmakers overseeing state spending are questioning how much longer Texas should continue ...
Forbes1mon
Medicaid Cuts Threaten A Key House Vote On Trump’s Agenda Today—Here’s Why The GOP Is Divided
The spending plan would also extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and include an additional $300 billion for the border and defense. The Senate plan, passed last week, does not include Medicaid cuts.
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Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
Both proposals funnel $6.5 billion to border security, which would bring total state taxpayer spending on such efforts to nearly $18 billion since Texas launched Operation Lone Star in 2021.