How Much Is The Special Session Costing Texans?
$40,222
*this is an approximate value that doesn't include overhead expenses.
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The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions to a massive school funding bill that retained many bipartisan House priorities but gutted a proposed increase to the building block of funding for public schools, the basic allotment.
The House last month approved an $8 billion bill that would have included a roughly 6%...
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$55 Basic Allotment Bump is Just a “Golden Penny”...
The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions to a massive school funding bill...
Texas Senate Approves ‘Uvalde Strong Act’ to Reform Emergency...
The Texas Senate unanimously approved the "Uvalde Strong Act" on Monday, bringing the legislation...
Stricter Bail Bills Advance in Texas, Raising Concerns About...
The Texas House advanced several major bail reform proposals this week, including Senate Bill...
Texas Legislature
$55 Basic Allotment Bump is Just a “Golden Penny” Rebrand
The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions to a massive school funding bill that retained many bipartisan House priorities but gutted a proposed increase to the...
Texas House Advances Bail Legislation; Immigration Provision Falls Short of Required Votes
The Texas House voted Monday to advance a...
Dems Signal Support for Bail Changes Ahead of Floor Debate
Democrats in the Texas House over the weekend...
Senate Committee Leaves School Funding Bill Pending for Now
The Senate Public Education Committee will wait until...
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Elections
Austin Democratic Rep. Goodwin Announces Lt. Gov. Bid
Austin Democratic Rep. Vikki Goodwin on Tuesday announced that she will run for lieutenant governor in the 2026 election.
In a press release on social media, Goodwin pledged...
Cornyn Lagging Paxton in Internal Polls
New internal GOP polls show incumbent U.S. Sen....
Trump Withholds Endorsement in Texas Senate Race
President Donald Trump on Friday said he is...
Texas Voting Bills Could Criminalize Registration, Restrict Ballot Access
As the Texas House prepares for a public...
Campaign Finance
Cornyn Blasts Paxton for “Left-Wing Grants” in New Website
Texas Sen. John Cornyn launched his first major...
Who Are The Big Donors Fueling Texas’ School Voucher Fight?
As Texas heads toward the upcoming elections, the political fight over school vouchers is heating...
Allred Outraises Cruz, Closes Polling Gap
The race for Texas Senate is rapidly becoming one of the closest in the nation....
Out-Of-State Billionaires Pour Millions Into Texas Politics: Who’s Funding the State’s Agenda?
This year, out-of-state billionaires and different groups are pouring millions in Texas politicians, hoping to...
Ted Cruz Campaign Took 43 Illegal Donations. Now It’ll Refund Them
Sen. Ted Cruz’s reelection campaign announced it took 43 illegal donations and it would return...
Education
$55 Basic Allotment Bump is Just a “Golden Penny” Rebrand
The Texas Senate on Thursday unveiled its revisions to a massive school funding bill that retained many bipartisan House priorities but gutted a proposed increase to the...
House Speaker Agrees to Senate’s $8B School Funding Bill
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has agreed to...
Details Emerge on Senate Remix of School Funding Bill
The Texas Senate is preparing its version of...
Texas Launches Billion-Dollar School Voucher Program, Following Florida’s Model
Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed...
Healthcare
Kennedy Downplays Measles As Texas Battles Outbreak
During a visit to Texas A&M University, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made controversial remarks downplaying the significance of the state's ongoing measles outbreak, which...
Texas Bills Seek To Expand Abortion Bans Beyond State Borders
Texas Senate Republicans are advancing a series of bills aimed at tightening abortion restrictions, expanding...
Paxton Targets Houston Midwife In Texas’ First Abortion Case Since Roe Reversal
Maria Margarita Rojas, a Texan midwife, could face life imprisonment for providing access to abortion...
Houston Leads U.S. In Uninsured Children, While Texas Struggles with Medicaid Access and Coverage Gaps
Houston has the highest rate of uninsured children of any metropolitan city in the U.S....
Taxes
Opinions
The School Voucher Racket is Going National, and it’s Right Out of Project 2025
Watch out. There’s a new school voucher scam — er, proposal — on the horizon, and it’s right out of the Project 2025 playbook. The first step is already underway: break up the Department...
Colony Ridge And The ICE Culture Of Abuse
As federal agents swept through Colony Ridge, north of Houston, on Monday to keep President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant attacks in the headlines, Governor Greg Abbott wanted to make sure he gets some of the...
