Perry rejects Texas state agencies' proposed cuts, orders $1.2B slashed

AUSTIN – Texas leaders, anxious over a widening budget gap, ordered state agencies Tuesday to cut spending by $1.2 billion.

But the exercise shows how hard it's going to be to close a shortfall of up to $18 billion next year. Agencies proposed an additional $500 million in cuts, but the leaders declined to eliminate the spending, largely in politically sensitive areas like public safety and health care, and in some leaders' favored programs, such as high school steroid testing.


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