Texas Senator Springer discusses state budget as legislature enters final weeks Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Just three weeks are left in the Texas Legislative session, with multiple bills still to be passed and a budget to be approved. News Channel 6 spoke with Senator Drew Springer on where budget negotiations are currently sitting. $797 million have gone toward securing the border between the U.S. and Mexico and an additional $26 billion toward TxDOT improvements. Springer said the money will be used to make necessary highway and road repairs to accommodate the thousands of new people moving into Texas on a weekly basis.