With the Texas legislative session drawing to a close, the state’s top leaders announced they had reached a deal on the session’s biggest issues: school finance and property tax reform.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen spoke from the Governor’s Mansion on Thursday afternoon. Watch an archived video from the press conference below, courtesy of KXAN-TV.

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Bobby Blanchard joined The Texas Tribune’s audience team in 2016 and led the team from 2021 to 2023, strategizing to expand the organization’s reach and engagement across all platforms. A graduate...