Texas budget writer: A special session for the budget is not going to happen

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lawmakers need to find $2.5 billion to make the state budget work for the next two years. If they don’t agree on how to find it by the end of May, they’ll go into overtime and stay in town until they do. Ahead of a crucial vote, the top budget writer in the House says they’ll be done on time.
“A special session for the budget is not going to happen,” said House Appropriations Chairman John Zerwas, R-Richmond.
This Thursday, the Texas House