It’s Friday, March 29th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A key Texas Senate panel has agreed to spend $9 billion on public education and property tax relief, matching the amount approved by the House. The two spending plans differ on how to slice up that multi-billion dollar pie, however. The Senate budget proposal now calls for $4 billion to boost teacher and librarian pay, $2.