Something to chew on next week:
Obama unveils $3.8 Trillion Budget for fiscal year 2011.
As a point of comparison, here is the Texas budget for 2010 - 2012. It's a two year budget which we are now in the middle of. For more general info about the Texas budget, you might want to check out the website of the Legislative Budget Board.
Things might be getting tight, sales tax collections are down considerably so we might be facing a hefty shortfall when the next legislative session begins.