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Vice President Kamala Harris, during a visit to Houston on Monday, pitched Latino Texans on the White House’s advocacy for them as President Joe Biden prepares to face voters again next year.
“We are living in a moment where there is a full-on attack on hard-won freedoms and rights,” Harris said, addressing the challenges...
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Education
PragerU is Now in HISD
From the very beginning of the state takeover of Houston Independent School District, critics worried that it would be a conservative power grab framed as a rescue mission. The introduction of PragerU...
Are Vouchers Dead in Texas? Abbott Says He’ll Keep Fighting
In a decisive blow to Governor Greg Abbott's education agenda, the Texas House...
Admitting Climate Change is Real Would be Bad for GDP, Says State Board of Education
Texas textbooks will likely have watered-down lessons on climate change thanks to criticism...
Voucher Fights Puts Speaker Phelan In Far-Right Crosshairs
The battle over school vouchers is likely to be the latest move in...
Healthcare
Texas Ranked The Worst State For Children Mental Health Services
Texas ranked as the worst state regarding access to children’s mental health services, but state leaders are reluctant to take drastic actions to address the problem, reports Texas Standard.
Texas Sues Planned Parenthood, Wants Them To Pay Millions Over Services They Provided
On Tuesday, a hearing was set before U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, regarding...
Texas Emergency Abortion Ban Is Back In Place After An Injunction Was Granted
On Friday a Travis County judge’s order temporarily blocked Texas’s abortion ban on...
New Report Shows Reasons For Maternal Care Decline
Texas is filled with "maternity care deserts" according to a new report from...
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National
Is Governor Greg Abbott Eyeing The White House In 2024?
A pressing question among political analysts centers on whether Governor Greg Abbott has strategically positioned himself as a potential vice presidential candidate for the 2024 election.According to Axios, this speculation arises as...
Trump Will Join Abbott In A Campaign Event In South Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott will join former President Donald Trump in South Texas, where they will discuss border policies and where, according to some sources, Abbott could endorse Trump.
Both...
Texas Legislature
Texas’ Billion-Dollar Surplus In Limbo, While Education Funding Wanes
At the beginning of this year Texas made history boasting a staggering $32.7 billion surplus. Later, in October Comptroller Glenn Hegar unveiled an unforeseen windfall of $6.4 billion in state coffers due...
Texas House Votes In Favor Of Stripping Vouchers From HB1… Four Times
The Texas House voted -four times- on Friday to eliminate the contentious school...
Brad Buckley Navigating The Tightrope Of Vouchers In The Texas House
In Austin, Rep. Brad Buckley is navigating a delicate path to push education...
House Set to Consider School Vouchers Today
The Texas House is set to deliberate on a private school voucher bill...