The legislative influence of Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, will be in full force during the next few months as they play direct roles on the Senate Finance Committee in shaping Texas’ two-year state budget.The state budget covers the period from Friday, September 1, 2023 through Sunday August 31, 2025.According to the Texas Tribune, Texas is projected to have $188.2 billion available in general revenue for funding the business of the state over the 2024-25 biennium – an unprecedented 26 percent increase from what lawmakers had during the last budget cycle, Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar,