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The Senate Public Education Committee will wait until next week at the earliest to vote on its controversial changes to a historic $8 billion public school funding bill that it debuted in its Thursday meeting.
Senators on that body spent more than four hours discussing and hearing testimony on the proposal on Thursday,...
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Senate Committee Leaves School Funding Bill Pending for Now
The Senate Public Education Committee will wait until next week at the earliest to...
Texas Grid Stays Strong, Despite Pushback on Renewables
As Texas faces its first major heat wave of the year, the state’s power grid is holding steady—thanks in large part...
Austin’s Identity Crisis in the Age of Musk
Once known as a laid-back college town built around the State Capitol, Austin is now in the throes of an identity...
Texas Legislature
Senate Committee Leaves School Funding Bill Pending for Now
The Senate Public Education Committee will wait until...
House Speaker Agrees to Senate’s $8B School Funding Bill
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has agreed to...
Texas Moves to Loosen Vaccine Requirements Amid Measles Outbreak
The Texas House passed a bill Wednesday that would make it significantly easier for parents...
Details Emerge on Senate Remix of School Funding Bill
The Texas Senate is preparing its version of...
Thousands of House Bills Officially Died Today. Here’s Why.
Thousands of bills introduced in the Texas House...
Education
Senate Committee Leaves School Funding Bill Pending for Now
The Senate Public Education Committee will wait until...
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...
68% Consider Leaving: Texas Teachers Demand More Than Words
As Teacher Appreciation Week reaches its fourth day,...
Healthcare
Cutting Costs, Losing Coverage? The New Republicans Medicaid Proposal Explained
President Donald Trump's plan to extend and expand tax cuts is making waves in Texas, this time through Republican efforts to curb a tax loophole that Texas...
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...
Measles Cases Soar in the U.S., Driven by Misinformation and Reduced Public Health Support
As measles cases in the U.S. approach a 34-year high, public health officials face growing challenges to contain the outbreak, which has already led to multiple deaths,...
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 enforcement powers, and limiting access to abortion-related services—even across state lines. The proposed legislation, which introduces criminal penalties and...
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 in Texas.
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Rojas, also known as “Dr. Maria,” along...
