The Texas Senate moved swiftly Friday to authorize $3 billion in new infrastructure spending for state universities after Gov. Greg Abbott added the item to the special session’s agenda in the morning. That’s about $1 billion less than the House approved, according to the Texas Tribune, but legislators will now work to hammer out a compromise acceptable to both houses. …
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October 16, 2021