Republican lawmakers balk at budget cuts that would close some Texas junior colleges

AUSTIN — House GOP leaders’ deep-cutting budget plan drew immediate howls Wednesday from fellow Republicans angered by a proposal to close four community college districts.
“Why would we ever have a staff recommendation as a starting point that creates a headline that says Brazosport College would be closed?” Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, said during an explanation of the budget on the House floor.

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