(The Center Square) – Ahead of the legislative session beginning Tuesday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that Texas has a nearly $24 billion surplus – higher than originally projected.
In Hegar’s newly released Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE), Texas is projected to have $194.6 billion in revenue available for general-purpose spending during the 2026-2027 biennium, higher than originally projected.
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