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Many North Texas teachers will see pay increases under bill headed to the governor
House Bill 2 includes $4.2 billion in state funds for raising teachers' pay. It is headed to the governor's desk after the ...
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Bill allowing Texas colleges to pay their athletes gets Senate approval
Student athletes would be able to receive a slice of the billions of dollars Texas colleges generate in revenue from their ...
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Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Ban All THC Products: What’s Next for the Industry?
Senate Bill 3, a controversial measure that would ban all THC products in Texas, has officially passed both chambers of the ...
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Texas bill aims to prevent more orphan wells that spew methane and brine
There are thousands of abandoned wells across the country, and governments are often forced to pick up the cost of plugging ...
Texas bill banning phones in classrooms heads to governor's desk
A bill to ban students from using cellphones in Texas classrooms is poised to become law. House Bill 1481 passed the Texas ...
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Texas moves close to ban on some land sales to foreigners
The House has approved a conference committee report that lists sales to certain people from China, North Korea, Russia and ...
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Texas GOP’s bill requiring voters to prove citizenship stalls in House
Senate Bill 16 is imperiled after missing a deadline in the House. It was among the most sweeping proof-of-citizenship ...
Texas sheriffs may soon enforce federal immigration warrants under new bill
Texas sheriffs could soon be required to collaborate more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
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Texas bill to ban minors from social media likely dead after missed deadline
HB 186 missed a key procedural deadline Wednesday night, halting one of the nation’s most aggressive social media ...
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A bill to air-condition all Texas prisons likely to fail again in the Senate
For a third consecutive time, a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning has likely died in the Texas Senate.
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Texas Bill Would Ban Social Media for Minors. Here's What That Would Mean
The Texas law would allow parents to request the deletion of social media accounts for those under 18. Texas may soon pass ...