Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick announces additional legislative priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced additional legislative priorities for the Texas Senate to pass. Initially, Patrick announced ...
Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...
In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto homeowners
Texans who fall behind on property taxes face one of nation's most punitive systems, where private companies can tack up to ...
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Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say
The proposal is part of a push by Republican legislators aimed at helping property owners deal with squatters.
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Why experts say 24-hour education committee likely won't impact legislation's final outcome
"Governor Abbott has invested too much time, too much energy, and too much money to not let this pass, and unlike the case with previous sessions where the speaker of the House was indifferent or in ...
Greg Abbott faces moment of truth on private school voucher debate
Burrows, with Abbott by his side, called it a “monumental day” for the school choice movement. While the Texas House and ...
Abbott, Burrows promote bill to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program
Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, both Republicans, promoted a bill Tuesday that would create the ...
Hundreds show up to testify at public hearing for Texas House's Education Savings Account proposal
Under House Bill 3, students in the program would receive funding for private school tuition equal to 85% of the average funding public schools get per student.
Texas Legislature to weigh bill that could expedite evictions, limit tenant protections
As a committee of the Texas Legislature prepares to discuss a bill framed as a solution to squatting, housing advocates and ...