Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Senate will pass bill providing tax dollars for students to attend private school
A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school ...
From drag queens to school vouchers, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out Texas Senate priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 Texas Senate priority bills, outlining several hot-topic issues he says ...
Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education
The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.
Texas Senate committee approves ‘school choice’ bill on party-line vote
Legislation advances after a budget analysis estimates the cost of the voucher-style program will nearly quadruple in 4 years ...
Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next
After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...
RFK Jr’s vaccine skepticism spurs action in Texas legislature
The Texas state legislature is eyeing a slew of bills that would relax vaccine requirements after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 ...
Texas school choice takes center stage with Senate bill for Education Savings Account Program
DALLAS — The first glimpse of Texas' Education Savings Account Program, a major legislative priority for Governor Greg Abbott ...
Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.
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Many new moms in Texas don’t know they qualify for a year of Medicaid, doctors say
When Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 12 into law in May 2023, Texas became the 41st state to extend postpartum Medicaid to ...
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Texas budget writers prioritize border security, education funding in initial drafts
House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, ...