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12.19.09 - Legislative leaders eye spending cuts to deal with looming budget hole

12.10.09 - Weary state workers to the rescue

12.02.09 - After furloughs, states mull permanent cuts

12.01.09 - Texas House speaker sees fiscal scrape coming

11.24.09 - No $500 bonus for retired teachers, state workers

11.21.09 - State fund wrestling with unexpected spike in health care costs

11.07.09 - State's big investment funds bouncing back

11.05.09 - Food stamp workers share frustrations

11.04.09 - Elections system pulled from IBM data center contract

09.11.09 - Texas Supreme Court hears arguments on whether state employees' birth dates should be public record

09.01.09 - Public pensions focus on reforms to promote sustainability

08.21.09 - Transferees eligible for payment

08.13.09 - IBM falling behind on data center work

08.13.09 - Lawmakers, comptroller disagree about worker payments

07.30.09 - Borrowing, stimulus boost TxDOT road plans

07.15.09 - Anderson: Wellness coverage benefits workers and employers

07.03.09 - In just 30 hours, Legislature sends 2 of 3 bills to Perry, then adourns

06.27.09 - Prison guard shortage eases

06.11.09 - New candidate in the running for top health and human services job

06.10.09 - No pension raises in sight for state workers

06.02.09 - Straus, in a calm vein, says he has no worries about agencies or road bonds

05.29.09 - State budget looks easy for now, but crisis may loom

05.28.09 - State workers in line for $800 payment

05.26.09 - State employees’ retirement contribution to rise

05.25.09 - 2-year, $180 billion state budget nearly complete

05.22.09 - Budget deal expands health care, college aid

05.21.09 - Still hope for state workers’ pay bump

05.21.09 - Texas budget negotiators add bonuses for retired state workers, retired teachers

05.20.09 - Legal limbo for retirees’ bonus in state budget

04.19.09 - Budget debate shows new tone in Texas House

04.13.09 - Texas lawmakers seek to pull birth dates from public records

04.07.09 - House panel backs $178.4 billion state budget

04.07.09 - $178 billion Texas House budget plan set to go before full chamber

04.06.09 - Daigh leaves behind $5 billion of roads, few enemies

04.01.09 - State Senate OKs two-year budget

04.01.09 - Not rainy enough for state rainy day fund?

03.25.09 - Cloud looms over Texas budget

03.19.09 - State employee retirement fund loses $6.5 billion in value in 6 months

03.10.09 - State schools move step closer to reform

02.22.09 - State paid out millions in bonuses

02.03.09 - Governor declares overhaul of state schools a priority

02.03.09 - State agencies asked to cut 2.5% from current budgets

02.01.09 - TxDOT contracting more, at higher costs

01.21.09 - Proposed budget shows $3.7 billion shortfall

01.13.09 - $9.1 billion less for Texas budget

01.12.09 - Texans' tax dollars will be spread thin

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