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The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions to a massive school funding bill that retained many bipartisan House priorities but gutted a proposed increase to the building block of funding for public schools, the basic allotment.
The House last month approved an $8 billion bill that would have included a roughly 6%...
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$55 Basic Allotment Bump is Just a “Golden Penny”...
The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions to a massive school funding bill...
Texas Senate Approves ‘Uvalde Strong Act’ to Reform Emergency...
The Texas Senate unanimously approved the "Uvalde Strong Act" on Monday, bringing the legislation...
Stricter Bail Bills Advance in Texas, Raising Concerns About...
The Texas House advanced several major bail reform proposals this week, including Senate Bill...
Texas Legislature
$55 Basic Allotment Bump is Just a “Golden Penny” Rebrand
The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions...
Stricter Bail Bills Advance in Texas, Raising Concerns About Due Process and Jail Crowding
The Texas House advanced several major bail reform...
Texas House Advances Bail Legislation; Immigration Provision Falls Short of Required Votes
The Texas House voted Monday to advance a...
Dems Signal Support for Bail Changes Ahead of Floor Debate
Democrats in the Texas House over the weekend...
Senate Committee Leaves School Funding Bill Pending for Now
The Senate Public Education Committee will wait until...
Education
$55 Basic Allotment Bump is Just a “Golden Penny” Rebrand
The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions...
Texas School Leaders Welcome Teacher Raises but Urge More Flexible Funding
School administrators from across Texas gathered at the...
Senate Committee Leaves School Funding Bill Pending for Now
The Senate Public Education Committee will wait until...
House Speaker Agrees to Senate’s $8B School Funding Bill
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has agreed to...
Details Emerge on Senate Remix of School Funding Bill
The Texas Senate is preparing its version of...
Healthcare
Cutting Costs, Losing Coverage? The New Republicans Medicaid Proposal Explained
President Donald Trump's plan to extend and expand tax cuts is making waves in Texas, this time through Republican efforts to curb a tax loophole that Texas...
Kennedy Downplays Measles As Texas Battles Outbreak
During a visit to Texas A&M University, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made controversial remarks downplaying the significance of the state's ongoing measles outbreak, which...
Measles Cases Soar in the U.S., Driven by Misinformation and Reduced Public Health Support
As measles cases in the U.S. approach a 34-year high, public health officials face growing challenges to contain the outbreak, which has already led to multiple deaths,...
Texas Bills Seek To Expand Abortion Bans Beyond State Borders
Texas Senate Republicans are advancing a series of bills aimed at tightening abortion restrictions, expanding enforcement powers, and limiting access to abortion-related services—even across state lines. The proposed legislation, which introduces criminal penalties and...
Paxton Targets Houston Midwife In Texas’ First Abortion Case Since Roe Reversal
Maria Margarita Rojas, a Texan midwife, could face life imprisonment for providing access to abortion in Texas.
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Rojas, also known as “Dr. Maria,” along...
