Texas senator reintroduces healthcare bill aiming to expand primary care access statewide
Texas state Senator Cesar Blanco hosted a press conference to announce the reintroduction of a senate bill that could improve ...
Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.
Club for Growth launches ‘six-figure’ Texas campaign to boost school choice
TV, digital and print ads seek to build support after the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 2’s voucher-style plan.
From filing to signing, here’s how laws get made in Texas
The bill then is sent to the governor, who can either sign it into law or veto it. However, if a law is vetoed while ...
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Texas Senate passes $1B education savings account proposal
About three weeks into the 89th legislative session, Texas senators sent their first bill to the House. Senate Bill 2 proposes spending $1 billion annually for education savings accounts, which famili ...
Texans look to House of Representatives as battle over education continues
After hours of debate on the Texas Senate floor, families are now one step closer to an opportunity to use state money to ...
Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay
According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...
The 3 biggest powers in the Texas Legislature: The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker
Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.
The easy half is over for ‘school choice' vouchers in the Texas capitol
The easy part is over. The Texas House will next take up "school choice" vouchers, an emergency item for Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown
Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.
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Today on Texas Standard: ‘Day Without Immigrants’ puts focus on labor, protests deportations
This week, immigrants across multiple industries, including agriculture and the food sector, participated in “A Day Without ...
Crews save unresponsive man in spinning boat on Florida lake
A man found unresponsive inside a boat spinning in circles on Like Dias was saved by Volusia Sheriff's Office and Volusia ...