Texas House gives tentative approval to $210 billion budget

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives gave tentative approval on Wednesday to a $210 billion, two-year budget that includes funds to boost security along the state's border with Mexico. The budget also includes a measure sought by social conservatives to divert $3 million in funds for the prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases toward programs to promote sexual abstinence. The Republican-controlled Senate is working on its own budget proposal. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Bernadette Baum)