Texas lawmakers begin their 89th session in Austin Tuesday. The state legislature meets for 140 days every two years.
Monday, Comptroller Glenn Hegar, the state’s chief accountant, released his revenue estimate for the next budget during a discussion hosted by the Texas Tribune . Hegar says lawmakers will have $194.6 billion in revenue available with most coming from sales and energy taxes.
Hegar says Texas had about 1.1% more revenue available two years ago, but the state still has $32.7 billion available in its treasury from that budget…