April 4, 2011

Texas House passes budget

Lauren LaFleur
Jacksonville Daily Progress
Mon Apr 04, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT

AUSTIN — Rep. Chuck Hopson (R-Jacksonville) said from the State House floor Monday that House Bill 1, the House’s version of the state budget for the next two years, is very bare bones, but as good as the bill could get.

“It’s not a pretty bill,â€