Instructions for Preparing and Submitting Agency Strategic Plans ABEST Instructions for Finalizing Budget Structures and Defining Measures Cybersecurity Certification Requested Changes to Agency Budget Structures Non-Higher Education Example Higher Education Example

Base Reconciliation Instructions for Fiscal Years 2024-25 (March, 2024) ABEST Instructions for Base Reconciliation 2024-25 Biennium (March, 2024) Base Reconciliation Example for Fiscal Years 2024-25 (March, 2024) Base Reconciliation Agency Staff Training (March, 2024)

General Instructions

   Policy Letter for Legislative Appropriations Request

• Governor and Lieutenant Governor
• Speaker

Legislative Appropriations Detailed Instructions for Agencies Legislative Appropriations Request Example Certificate of Dual Submission ABEST Instructions for Legislative Appropriations Request 2026 - 27: Data Entry Instructions for State Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education, and Appellate Courts COVID 19 - Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers LAR Agency Training Presentation
Templates
3.B. Rider Revisions and Additions Request 3.D. Sub-strategy Request and 3.E. Sub-strategy Summary 6.B. Current Biennium One-time Expenditure Schedule 6.H Estimated Total of All Agency Funds Outside the GAA Bill Pattern 6.J. Behavioral Health Funding Schedule 8. Summary of Requests for Facilities-Related Projects
Institutions and Agencies of Higher Education
ABEST Instructions for Legislative Appropriations Request Schedules 1–9 2026 – 27 Biennium Instructions for Schedule 1 through Schedule 9 Examples for Schedule 1 through Schedule 9 Schedule 6H Estimated Funds Outside the Higher Education Institutions Bill Pattern Template Schedule 8C CCAP Revenue Bonds Debt Service Request by Project Template
Appellate Courts and Judicial Branch Agencies
Instruction Sheet Judicial LAR Sample Capital Expenditure Detail Template
Public Community/Junior Colleges
Quick Reference Guide

Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget Instructions for Executive and Administrative Agencies, Appellate Courts, and Judicial Branch Agencies Sample Operating Budget / Appendices Memorandum Certification of Dual Submission: Template Sub-strategy Spreadsheet: Template Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget Instructions ABEST Data Entry for Executive and Administrative Agencies, Appellate Courts, and Judicial Branch Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget Training
Higher Education Institutions Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget Instructions ABEST Data Entry for Institutions of Higher Education

Instructions Guide to Performance Measure Management Definitions and ABEST Reporting for New Performance Measures Added During the Previous Legislative Session Performance Measure Reporting in ABEST for State Agencies Performance Measure Reporting in ABEST for Institutions of Higher Education
Definitions General Academic Institutions Texas State Technical Colleges Lamar State Colleges Public Community Colleges Health-related Institutions

Contracts Database and Reporting Information
Contracts Database Interface User Guide
Document Submissions Instructions

Fiscal Note Coordinator Committee Assignments FN Coordinator Committee Assignments – To Be Determined Agencies Guide to Fiscal Notes - Instructions for Texas State Agencies Committees Guide to Fiscal Notes - Instructions for Legislative Committees Local Government Guide to Fiscal Notes - Local Government