6 Exemptions to the 4% state agency budget cuts for 2017

The estimated lower revenues? $10 billion lower oil and gas revenues in Texas for the 2017 Legislature

The exemptions to the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker’s call for 4% cut in agency budgets:

• border security
• child protective services-  foster care & adoption subsidies
• Medicaid programs
• the Children’s Health Insurance Program
• permanency care assistance
• mandatory school funding

Houston Chronicle | Call for state budget cuts includes plenty of exemptions