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Coppell legislative liaison outlines early priorities, timelines for 2025 Texas legislative session
Summary
Jennifer Rodriguez briefed Coppell City Council on the state legislative calendar, budget estimates and several high‑profile bills including education savings, property tax relief and bail reform, and answered council questions about local control and teacher pay proposals.
Jennifer Rodriguez, the city’s legislative liaison, told the Coppell City Council on Feb. 11 that the Texas Legislature is in the second month of its regular session and that lawmakers face roughly 110 days remaining of the 140‑day calendar. She summarized the comptroller’s revenue estimate, the governor’s emergency items and several bills that have moved in the Senate.
Rodriguez said the Texas Comptroller’s biennial revenue estimate—required by the state constitution—put general‑purpose revenue available for the budget at about $194.6 billion and noted a budget surplus of roughly $23 billion carried from the 2023 session. She described the governor’s seven emergency items, which include school choice, expanded career training, teacher pay, water infrastructure, property tax…
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