Texas lawmakers must close a $185.9 million budget gap by the middle of July or the schools wont open in September, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said Thursday.

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We need a certifiable pay as you go budget by mid-July or schools wont open in September, Strayhorn said.