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Senate panel hears Department of Agriculture budget summary; inspectors, feeding programs and rural health discussed
Summary
LBB staff and the Texas Department of Agriculture briefed senators on the department’s 2026–27 budget recommendations, including funding for inspection stations, Texans Feeding Texans, rural health programs, child nutrition and the AgriStress helpline.
Legislative Budget Board staff and Texas Department of Agriculture officials presented the department’s budget recommendations and program priorities during the Senate Finance Committee’s Article 6 review, covering federal fund reductions, inspection‑station funding, nutrition programs and rural health initiatives.
The LBB recommended about $1.8 billion in all funds and 755.2 FTEs for the Department of Agriculture for 2026–27, a modest decline from 2024–25 levels largely attributable to reductions in one‑time federal coronavirus relief and other federal funds. LBB staff and TDA officials described line‑item recommendations and several agency requests that were not included in the baseline proposal.
Rachel Stegall of the Legislative Budget Board summarized the LBB’s recommendations: the packet identifies a $7 million general‑revenue allocation to continue regional agricultural and livestock entry‑point inspection stations established in the prior…
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