We need a certifiable pay as you go budget by mid-July or schools wont open in September , Strayhorn said .
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 .
If Shelley certifies enough are valid , the lieutenant governor must call an election within 60 to 80 days , setting the state into uncharted political waters .