Tex. Gov't Code § 316.021
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
The lieutenant governor or the speaker of the house may cause the general appropriations bills prepared by the governor and by the director of the Legislative Budget Board to be introduced in the senate and house, or any member of the legislature may introduce the bills in the appropriate branch of the legislature.
Tex. Gov't. Code § 316.021