Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...
Texas Senate panel advances bill banning DEI in K-12 public schools
A priority bill filed in the Texas Senate seeks to extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K ...
Reigning in Texas colleges with more oversight focus of priority bill
Faculty senates would have limited authority while governor-appointed boards would have more power, according to the Texas ...
Texas senators threaten no new university funding until schools fully comply with DEI ban
The senators' letter to Texas boards of regents comes after requests to restore $400 million in universities funds that are ...
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Texas bill would increase oversight of universities’ hiring, curriculum and compliance
Senate Bill 37 would create a state office to investigate complaints against universities and require governing boards to ensure courses don’t endorse certain ideologies.
'Transformational': Texas Senate Bill 568 would overhaul special education funding
The bill "will lead to stunningly better outcomes for a number of our 775,000 school children with disabilities," the ...
New poll explains a lot about what's happening in the Texas legislature
Governor Abbott named seven emergency items earlier this year and updating the state's energy grid, improving the state's ...
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Texas Senate panel moves to cut minimum residential lot sizes in large cities
Senate Bill 15 would authorize property owners in large Texas cities to construct single-family homes on lots as small as ...
Here's what UT, Texas A&M said about funding, DEI-ban in first House education hearing
House Higher Education Committee chair says university research and workforce are priorities. Expanding DEI ban not crucial ...
Here's how special education could change in Texas under a private school voucher program
Texas lawmakers want to give special education students larger vouchers. What if private schools run out of space or refuse ...
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Senate bill filed to transfer UHV to Texas A&M University System
filed a bill today that would transfer UHV to the Texas A&M University System. If passed, Senate Bill 2361 would take effect Sept. 1, 2025. Attempts at this transfer have been made in the past.