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Legislative Budget Board proposes $9.1 billion for general academic institutions, recommends cuts tied to one‑time items and formula adjustments
Summary
The Legislative Budget Board told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that it recommends $9.1 billion in all funds for general academic institutions for the 2026–27 biennium, a decrease of about $1.5 billion from the prior biennium driven largely by one‑time items and lower CCAP debt service.
The Legislative Budget Board on Jan. 24 told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Article 3 that its introduced bill recommends $9,100,000,000 in all funds for general academic institutions for the 2026–27 biennium.
“Recommendations total 9,100,000,000.0 in all funds which represents a decrease of $1,500,000,000 from the 20 four‑twenty 5 biennium,” LBB analyst Colin Brock said as he opened the budget overview for the general academic institutions, Lamar State Colleges and Texas State Technical Colleges.
Why it matters: the presentation lays out the administration’s baseline spending assumptions for universities and affiliated institutions, the formula drivers the board used (semester credit hours, predicted square feet, at‑risk headcount and research expenditures), and the mechanics that influence how statutory tuition and general revenue are combined in allocations.
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