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Teacher Pay Bill Passes Senate, Heads to House
(Pictured: Jane Nelson)
AUSTIN, TX – Monday afternoon, the Texas Senate unanimously passed an amended committee substitute of Senate Bill 3, Senator Jane Nelson’s (R-Flower...
Advocates Rally for Medicaid Expansion at the Capitol
Picture credit: Cover Texas Now
AUSTIN, TX – On March 4th, over 80 Texas residents convened in front of the Texas Capitol to demand lawmakers...
Broad Texas school safety bill proposes threat assessment teams, expanded emergency training
Texas’ Senate education chairman on Monday unveiled a sweeping school safety measure that touches on strengthening school security, “hardening” school infrastructure and mental health...
Gov. Greg Abbott raves about Dallas' teacher incentive pay program. But it's hard to...
DALLAS — When third-grade reading teacher Natasha Boone told her peers she was considering a job at Titche Elementary School, a chronically low-performing school...
Early Voting for House District 125 Runoff Starts Monday
(From left to right: Ray Lopez, Fred Rangel)
Early Voting for the Texas House District 125 special election runoff begins Monday, March 4, and continues...
Early Voting Has Ended In The Texas House District 145 Special Runoff Election
(From left to right: Christina Morales, Melissa Noriega)
Early voting has concluded in the special election runoff for Texas House District 145. As of Friday...
Special Interest PACs, Corporations Bankroll 2019 Texas Inauguration
Last Friday, the 2019 Inaugural Committee released the list of inaugural contributors, more than a month after the inauguration for Governor Abbott and Lt....
Follow the Freshmen: Checking in on Filed Bills by New Legislators
Fourth in an ongoing series
The 86th session of the Texas Legislature welcomed 34 new members in January, with 28 members sworn into the Texas...
Texas Senate panel advances bill banning cities from adopting sick leave ordinances
The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee this morning speedily advanced the first bill that’s not dubbed an emergency item by Gov. Greg Abbott: one...
Senate panel advances David Whitley's nomination for secretary of state
A Texas Senate committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley — the most forward motion he’s made...
