Revised School Bills Would Mandate Citizenship For Vouchers
The proposed committee versions of a pair of bills dealing with vouchers and teacher pay would increase...
School Finance and Voucher Bills: Debate Postponed, What’s Next?
Lawmakers were set to debate major education policies, including school finance reforms and a school choice program,...
House Budget Reflects Priorities On Schools, Border Operations
The Texas House Appropriations Committee on Monday passed a $337.4 billion substitute version of the budget for...
Voucher Advocates Alarmed By Soaring Costs Of Texas Program
Texas lawmakers remain locked in a battle over school vouchers, a policy that has repeatedly failed to...
Experts: Squatting Is Still Rare, Despite Republican Attention
Texas Republicans this session are mounting a widespread campaign to crack down on squatting, filing more than a dozen bills that target people who...
Abbott, Burrows Say House Committee Will Pass Vouchers Early Next Week
In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said that the...
Texas Bill Proposes Renaming Interstate 35 to “President Donald J. Trump Highway”
In Texas, a bill is set to rename Interstate 35 the "President Donald J. Trump Highway." Due to the intense political climate surrounding national...
Texas Lawmakers Debate Bail Reform Bills Amid Civil Rights Concerns
Last week, the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence conducted a hearing that included three significant bills:...
Senate Passes Ten Commandments Bill
Every Republican in the Texas Senate on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that would mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in all...
Lawmakers Push to Remove Restrictions on Concealable Firearms
One of the most significant pieces of gun-related legislation is Senate Bill (SB) 1596, introduced by freshman Sen. Brent Hagenbuch (R-Denton). This bill revisits...
