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Texas, House and a voucher plan

Texas House debates school voucher bill late into the night — Here’s what happened

A Texas House committee's public hearing on a controversial school voucher bill continued into the early morning hours Wednesday. Lawmakers and residents voiced strong opinions on both sides. The House Public Education Committee began the hearing at 8 a.

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WATCH: Texas House public education committee holds hearing on school vouchers

The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives is holding a hearing on HB 3 on Tuesday morning.

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Dozens of Texans speak about school voucher bill at committee meeting in Texas legislative session

The marathon meeting lasted almost 24 hours, but that didn't deter constituents from speaking their minds. I guess this was inevitable. The woman who went viral for her warm interaction with Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s address to Congress says she was not “flirting” with the billionaire and said the scrutiny of her has been “awful.

Texas, FURRIES and litter boxes in school

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Kids using litter boxes in school? Texas FURRIES bill seeks to stop 'non-human' behavior

SAN ANTONIO - A new bill has been proposed to prevent the alleged "non-human" behavior at Texas schools, and it has the Governor's backing.H.B. No. 4814, otherw

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Texas politician introduces bill to ban 'non-human behavior' in schools

A new bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives Thursday by state Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-Smithville)— which would be known as the FURRIES Act— seeks to ban "non-human behavior" in schools, including meowing or hissing,

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Texas bill would ban ‘furry culture’ in public schools

Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry subculture behavior in classrooms and on campuses.

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Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.

The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...

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Former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner lies in honor at Texas State Capitol

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

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Bill Targeting Squatters Would Hand Texas Landlords More Eviction Power

Some fear a bill introduced in the Texas Houston to reduce squatting and expedite evictions could take away some tenants' ...

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State lawmakers, friends honor former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s legacy at Texas Capitol

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications.

The late US Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas to lie in state in Houston

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas, who died this month just weeks into first term in Congress, was scheduled to lie in ...

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Texas ‘not for freedom’: House bill could ban gender-affirming care for transgender adults

Texas House Bill 3399 would ban medical providers from prescribing certain medications and performing certain medical procedures if they know their patient is transgender.

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Who was Rep. Sylvester Turner? The Texas Democrat who died right after Trump's speech

Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in July 2024. The Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously to allow Turner to lie in honor at the Texas State Capitol on March 13 and 14. Politicians from both ...

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Texas high school athletes may soon be able to profit off their NIL

NIL deals have been in the headlines for the past few years after the NCAA allowed collegiate athletes to share in the ...

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North Texas lawmaker’s bill would set the bar for splitting school districts much higher

Amid the Keller school district split turmoil, this state representative aims to make it much harder for school boards to ...

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Who is Al Green? Texas congressman kicked out of Trump’s address has history of protest

Rep. Al Green disrupted Donald Trump's joint congressional address Tuesday. It's not his first time countering the president, ...

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