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Texas governor signs $217 billion budget, vetoes $120 million

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Gov. Greg Abbott lays out items for a special session at a press conference on June 6, 2017.
By Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune

Texas Border Business

By Edgar Walters, from The Texas Tribune

Texas Tribune reported that Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s next two-year budget Monday, but vetoed tens of millions of dollars in funding for various programs, including measures meant to improve the region’s air quality and assist impoverished border communities.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s two-year budget Monday, giving his approval to the $217 billion document crafted by the Legislature.

But the governor did cut about $120 million from various programs through a mechanism known as a line-item veto — including measures meant to improve the region’s air quality and assist the colonias, impoverished areas on the Texas-Mexico border. More info follow this link: 

The budget, the product of a compromise agreed to by state lawmakers last month, “addresses the most pressing challenges faced by our state,” Abbott said in a prepared statement.

“This budget funds a life-saving overhaul of Child Protection Services, continues to fund the state’s role in securing our border, and ensures that the workforce of today and tomorrow have the resources they need to keep Texas’ economy growing and thriving,” Abbott said.

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