Texas House, Senate agree on smaller parts of budget — but not education

AUSTIN — House and Senate budget negotiators said they made significant progress Monday, tentatively agreeing on big chunks of the two-year state spending plan, including Medicaid and prisons.
But education is still the big sticking point, and chief Senate budget writer Sen. Steve Ogden suggested that lawmakers may have to go into overtime to resolve the two chambers’ differences.

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