House Republicans are jubilant about muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote.

The Senate is poised to take up the Republican megabill after it narrowly passed in the House. But ongoing disputes and a slim majority mean more obstacles ahead.

The House version of the bill is calculated to add about $3.8 trillion to the federal government's $36.2 trillion in debt over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

It comes as Texas public schools have been struggling with budget deficits. Gov. Greg Abbott made teacher pay raises an emergency item this session.

The 2026 midterms will prove crucial to Democrats and Republicans as both chambers of Congress hang in the balance.

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House Republicans were jubilant after muscling through President Trump’s tax and immigration package by a single vote. But across the Capitol, senators were more cautious.

The state Senate remained in session until almost 10:30 pm Wednesday at the insistence of Senate President Cameron Henry, who said immediately afterward that he wanted his chamber to finish its work on contentious car insurance bills. The Senate needs to begin focusing on the annual budget debate next week, Henry, R-Metairie, added.