AUSTIN, Texas — Its the last day in the Texas legislature for lawmakers to work on bills to reach Governor Abbott's office.

The house and senate also approved the state budget on Saturday for the next two years, worth more than $300 billion.

Texas lawmakers made two big changes for public education that are now in Governor Abbott's hands.

One change is for an $8.5 billion boost for public schools, the second one is to extend the state's ban on DEI initiatives.

Senate Bill 12 would ban teaching gender identity and sexual orientation curriculum, while also banning DEI hiring and training in over 1,200 Texas schools.

Other big bills on the governor's desk includes Senate Bill 2972 and Senate Bill 3.

Senate Bill 2972 would limit where protests are held at public universities and the use

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