Texas lawmakers struggle with taxes and incentives in 2023 session.

Texas lawmakers have finished their 140-day session, passing a $321.3 billion, two-year budget and sending spending proposals to voters. The session was marked by a mix of bland but substantial legislation, nods to the state GOP’s most staunchly conservative voters, and aggressive probes that led to the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and the expulsion of Hunt County GOP Rep. Bryan Slaton. Governor Greg Abbott has called the Legislature back into session to cut school property tax rates and stiffen penalties for human smuggling and operating a stash house.