/tags/john-zerwas John Zerwas en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:08:47 GMT /texas/2017-04-07/house-passes-budget-after-more-than-15-hour-debate After 15 and a half hours of debate on hundreds of amendments to the Texas House budget, lawmakers in the lower chamber passed the two-year, $218 billion� Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:08:47 GMT /texas/2017-04-07/house-passes-budget-after-more-than-15-hour-debate Edgar Walters | Texas Tribune