The program makes it cheaper to do business in Texas and creates jobs and tax revenue in counties across the state. Without the tax break, supporters of Chapter 313 say, companies could go to states that are more generous with public subsidies.

As Dale Craymer, president of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, told the Texas Tribune this week, “the pandemic and the associated

Texas lawmakers will enter the legislative session this week with an estimated $112.5 billion available to allocate for general purpose spending in the next two-year state budget, a number that’s down slightly from the current budget but is significantly higher than what was estimated this summer when the coronavirus began to devastate the economy.

Texas lawmakers head back to work Tuesday, and the state comptroller says they will have $112.5 billion to spend when they draw up the next two-year budget during this year’s legislative session.

Texas lawmakers will enter the legislative session this week with an estimated $112.5 billion available to allocate for general-purpose spending in the next two-year state budget, a number that’s down slightly from the current budget but is significantly higher than what was estimated this summer when the coronavirus began to devastate the economy.