Contents:

  • State Update
  • Federal Update

State Update

Appropriations Update

Today, the Texas Senate debated and passed its version of the appropriation bill, SB 1. There were few major changes to the filed version, signaling a couple of things:
They are waiting to see just how much general revenue the Comptroller is willing to certify; and equally important, how they can spend a large infusion of federal dollars. 
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Federal Update

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

With the recent passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), President Biden and Congressional Democrats have turned their attention to the next phase of COVID recovery; an infrastructure package that will be split into two separate phases. 
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