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Appropriators hear OAG budget cuts, victims compensation account stressed by federal phone‑revenue rule
Summary
Legislative Budget Board analysts and the Office of the Attorney General told the House appropriations subcommittee that recommendations trim the AG's budget and flag a looming revenue shortfall in the Crime Victims Compensation account after an FCC rule limited inmate phone revenue.
The House Appropriations subcommittee on Articles I, IV and V heard detailed budget recommendations for the Texas Office of the Attorney General on testimony from the Legislative Budget Board and the OAG. LBB analyst James Kessler said the introduced recommendations reduce the OAG's funding by $163.9 million and lower the FTE cap by three, while reversing agency-proposed method-of-finance swaps and adjusting one-time items.
The nut graf: committee members focused on how funding changes would affect crime victims programs. LBB highlighted two finance swaps the agency had requested and a projected revenue shortfall in the Crime Victims Compensation…
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