A year ago public entities across the Rio Grande Valley and throughout Texas were excited about a record $32.7 billion budget surplus sitting in the state’s coffers as the legislative session began. Today, many of those same entities are hurting.
It was exactly 50 years ago that the liberal post-Watergate Congress, dominated by Democratic big spenders, passed a new set of budget rules called the Budget Reform and Impoundment Control Act.
In total, the number of employees will increase to 8,000.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Attendance numbers have dropped for schools across the Valley coming out of the pandemic. Students are getting less class time and districts are getting less money due to school funding being tied to attendance and not the number of students registered. Brownsville Independent School District Superintendent Jesus Chavez said small changes []
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