How Trump's "big beautiful bill" will affect Texas
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Open embedded content from datawrapper.dwcdn.netPresident Trump on Friday signed a megabill that will cut funding for social safety measures, finance his immigration agenda and extend tax cuts —primarily for the wealthy.
Why it matters: The legislation is expected to impact millions of people, from newborns to older Americans, over several years.
State of play: The bill slashes food and health benefits for the poorest Americans, which could overcrowd emergency rooms, deepen chronic health care issues, increase medical debt and balloon hunger.
- The package also includes tax breaks for older Americans and allows the Trump administration to approximately double immigrant detention capacity.
- Every U.S. citizen born between 2025 and 2028 will get a one-time $1,000 government contribution through a tax deferred account, per the legislation.
Zoom in: Texas hopes to recoup $11 billion of its Biden-era spending through a provision that will reimburse states that spent money on the Texas-Mexico border.
- Another provision allocates $85 million toward moving the Space Shuttle Discovery from a Smithsonian facility to Space Center Houston by 2027.
Yes, but: Texas may lose $39 billion of federal Medicaid funds over the next decade under Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." per the health research outlet KFF.
- The legislation is projected to increase Texas' uninsured population by roughly 770,000 people.
- Federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has also been significantly cut, though the severity of Texas' cuts is undetermined, the Texas Tribune reports. Around 11% of Texans participate in SNAP.
Go deeper: Five more under-the-radar pieces of Trump's megabill