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Texas lawmakers will have nearly $195 billion for next budget, comptroller projects

The projected ending balance for 2024-2025 includes $4.5 billion in unspent contingent appropriations for public education and education savings accounts.

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Texas A&M regents approve more than $500 million in new construction projects

The approval of these projects comes after the Texas A&M System had a record $1.19 billion in spending approved by the Texas Legislature in 2023.

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Texas appoints members to AI advisory council

Seven-member board will study and monitor how the Lone Star State develops, uses and procures AI technology

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UT System appoints vice chancellor for governmental relations

Julia Rathgeber has more than 30 years' experience working in Texas government

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New hospitals greenlit for Amarillo, Wichita Falls

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is searching for design firms for a $452 million replacement hospital in Wichita Falls and a new $159 million facility in Amarillo. The Texas Legislature recently approved funding for both hospitals. The North Texas

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New space institute planned next to NASA

The Texas A&M University Board of Regents has dedicated $200 million toward constructing a space institute on 32 acres next to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Texas A&M Space Institute will support applied research,

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