Rally against proposed state budget cuts planned for tonight
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Several state agencies across Texas are being told they may have to make some big cuts to basic services in 2018 and 2019. The state legislature is proposing to cut the budget by four percent.
As a result The Texas State Employees Union is holding a rally on the south steps of the State Capitol Friday at 5 p.m. They say state agencies are in crisis mode right now and any cuts could be devastating.
According to the union, that has 11,000 members, the turnover rate at state a
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