The $321.3 billion spending plan that Texas lawmakers approved for the next two years is balanced and on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk after it was certified Wednesday by the state’s chief financial officer, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar.
Hegar’s certification of the budget Wednesday makes it eligible for Abbott’s review, and potentially his veto pen.
Abbott has until June 18 to strike any spending lines that he doesn’t support from the budget. His line-item veto powers apply only to the budget. If the Legislature is still in session when that veto authority is exercised, the Legislature canthose decisions with a two-thirds majority vote. Logistically and legally, that becomes more difficult when lawmakers are not in session.
They can also replace vetoed spending by passing a new funding bill for those items in a later special session if the governor agrees to call it. It hasn’t happened in recent Texas history. Because a veto only subtracts line items from the budget and doesn’t add any new spending, Abbott’s vetoes — if he makes any — won’t affect the comptroller’s certification.
The General Appropriations Act for 2024-25 was passed in the final 48 hours of the 88th Legislature’s 140-day regular session, which adjourned May 29.
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