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AUSTIN - The Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 1 on Saturday, marking the final passage of the state budget before it’s signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Here are some of the notable ways your tax dollars will be spent over the next two years.

Texas Budget Passes Senate

According to a Saturday release by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the highlights of the budget are property tax relief, public education, and electrical grid and water infrastructure expansion. See breakdowns of the legislature’s plans for these further down.

In all, the legislature has passed a $338 billion budget to fund the state’s operations for the next two years. Patrick’s release notes that this is a 1.2% increase from the last biennium.

The All State Funds budget for Texas is $237.1 billion, an increase of 4.8

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