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Sen Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, negotiates with a group of Senators including Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston on SB 213 a prison healthcare measure on April 2, 2013.
Enlarge photo by: Bob Daemmrich
Sen Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, negotiates with a group of Senators including Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston on SB 213 a prison healthcare measure on April 2, 2013.

Texas House, Senate Negotiators Reach Deal on Budget

After days of negotiations, House and Senate representatives agreed to a budget plan that would add roughly $4 billion in extra funding for public education. It also paves the way for a $2 billion fund for water infrastructure projects.

House Appropriations Committee chairman Jim Pitts, l, R-Waxahachie, and Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, at the early morning meeting on May 17, 2013.
Enlarge photo by: Bob Daemmrich
House Appropriations Committee chairman Jim Pitts, l, R-Waxahachie, and Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, at the early morning meeting on May 17, 2013.

House Democrats: Budget Deal Still Not in Place

UPDATED: Half a day after Senate budget leaders said the contours of a budget deal were in place, confusion and uncertainty reigned in the Capitol as key negotiators argued over competing proposals.