Sources: At Least 30 House Republicans Mulling Voting No on Budget Compromise as House...
Multiple reliable sources confirming that at least 30 House Republicans are considering voting against the budget reconciliation after provisions to provide legislative oversight of...
Legislature Gives Abbott Free Reign Over Federal Education Money
House and Senate negotiators on the biennial budget came to a consensus and released their compromise version of the bill on Wednesday. Some of...
Abbott: Texas Will Send $11.2B of Federal Stimulus Money to Schools
After months of waffling on how and when federal stimulus dollars will be sent to schools, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that the...
Abbott Requests Help for Texas Private Schools, Not Public Schools
The plight of funding for Texas schools in the Age of COVID is a well-understood phenomenon, but Governor Greg Abbott seems to be picking...
Power and Retribution in the Texas House
If you talk to many lobbyists, staff members, or legislators that have been around the Texas Capitol for long they all long for the...
Editorial: Will the Legislature Use These Two Bills to Steal $18B Intended for Texas...
After a year living under the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic, Texas schoolchildren are close to the end of the school year and the...
Will Texas Miss Out on Billions for Schools?
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To combat the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic, President Joe...
Is Texas Serious About Addressing Learning Loss?
Of the many problems for schools caused by the coronavirus pandemic, chief among them may be the loss of learning that students have experienced...
Texas Can Use Federal Stimulus Funds to Expand Broadband
As Texas public school leaders work through a variety of issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, one issue that seems to impact almost all...
Editorial: Texas Officials Consider Refusing $12.4B Rather Than Spend it on Children
Would you accept $12.4 billion if it was offered to you? What if you had to spend most of it on your kids? What...
