[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post:category-trends-2026-04-17":3},{"data":4},{"id":5,"slug":6,"author":7,"title":8,"excerpt":9,"body":10,"angle_id":23,"angle_name":24,"angle_description":25,"published_at":26,"updated_at":27},"1e94b3b4-b813-4d26-95ae-90c8b6dd078f","category-trends-2026-04-17","Logan Renz","Key Decreases in Texas State Spending Categories from FY2025 to FY2026","Records indicate decreases in several spending categories from FY2025 to FY2026, with the largest being Public Assistance Payments at $25.60 billion.",{"intro":11,"sections":12,"dataNotes":22},"State spending data from the Texas Comptroller compares fiscal year 2025 and 2026, showing decreases across multiple expenditure categories. The data lists specific year-over-year reductions in amounts for categories such as Public Assistance Payments and Intergovernmental Payments. These figures represent actual reported totals, providing a direct view of spending shifts based on available records.",[13,16,19],{"content":14,"heading":15},"The data shows Public Assistance Payments decreased by $25.60 billion, from $66.94 billion in FY2025 to $41.34 billion in FY2026. This change is one of the largest recorded in the dataset for these years. According to state spending records, this category's reduction is part of the overall trends observed.\n\nFor more details, the category page is available at \u002Fcategories\u002Fpublic-assistance-payments?fy=2026, which includes tables for agencies, payees, objects, and trends.\n\nNo other interpretations are drawn from these figures.","Decrease in Public Assistance Payments",{"content":17,"heading":18},"Intergovernmental Payments decreased by $13.13 billion, moving from $46.01 billion in FY2025 to $32.88 billion in FY2026, as per the records. Other Expenditures saw a $6.75 billion reduction, from $11.88 billion to $5.12 billion over the same period. Interfund Transfers\u002FOther dropped by $6.57 billion, from $16.66 billion in FY2025 to $10.10 billion in FY2026.\n\nHighway Construction also decreased by $5.41 billion, from $13.25 billion to $7.84 billion. These figures are directly from the category rankings for FY2026 at \u002Fcategories?fy=2026&sort=amount.\n\nThe data provides a clear listing of these changes without additional context.","Reductions in Intergovernmental Payments and Other Categories",{"content":20,"heading":21},"Across the examined categories, all showed decreases from FY2025 to FY2026, with the five listed categories totaling reductions of over $57 billion combined. The data points to these specific amounts as the biggest shifts based on the provided comparisons. State records include links for further exploration, such as \u002Fcategories\u002Fintergovernmental-payments?fy=2026 and \u002Fcategories\u002Fhighway-construction?fy=2026.\n\nThis summary sticks to the reported figures and does not extend beyond them.","Summary of Year-Over-Year Shifts","Data is sourced from the Texas Comptroller and covers fiscal years 2025 and 2026, focusing on public payments only. Category codes are assigned by the Texas Comptroller and may aggregate diverse spending types, potentially limiting detailed interpretations. Year-over-year comparisons require both fiscal years to have rollup data, as noted in the findings.","category-trends","Expenditure Category Trends","Year-over-year spending changes across major expenditure categories, highlighting where the budget is shifting.","2026-04-17T19:32:18.963Z","2026-04-17T19:32:18.798Z"]