Texas’ Main Voucher Bill Seeks To Avoid Other States’ Mistakes But Keeps Ideas That...
The Texas Senate’s main school voucher proposal this special session, which was given approval in the Texas Senate on Thursday, closely resembles two of...
Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill
The Texas Senate unveiled Monday its main bill to establish an education savings account program, a priority for Gov. Greg Abbott this special session.
Senate...
Primary Threats Loom Over House Republicans As Lawmakers Again Consider School Vouchers
The easy way or the hard way.
That’s how Gov. Greg Abbott has described the choice for state lawmakers in his own party as they...
Vouchers Return This Special Session — And School Funding Might Be Left Out. Here’s...
Texas lawmakers will return to Austin on Monday for their second attempt this year to pass a statewide school voucher program, but whether they’ll...
Texas Borrowers Face Hard Financial Choices After Student Loan Pause Ends
As a first-generation college graduate from South Texas, Priscilla Lugo believed a degree was the key to financial stability and independence.
“My parents didn't go...
Texas Republicans Stuck With Kevin McCarthy, But It Wasn’t Enough To Save Him
WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans joined together to support U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on Tuesday — but it wasn’t enough to save the...
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gunpoint Near His Washington Home
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night near his Washington home, according to his chief of staff.
Three armed...
With No Opposition in the Room, a Rural Texas County Makes Traveling for an...
Commissioners in this rural Texas county that borders New Mexico on Thursday gave their unanimous blessing to a legally dubious policy that effectively outlaws...
‘An Understaffed and Broken System’: 900,000 Texans Have Lost Medicaid as Others Struggle to...
Almost 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid since April and a backlog of applications has piled up, overwhelming the system and setting off a ripple...
Texas Latino Democrats Call on Sen. Bob Menendez to Resign After Bribery Indictment
WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats in Congress began calling for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign Tuesday after the New Jersey Democrat’s recent corruption indictment.
“He absolutely...
