Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touts a new ally in his school voucher push
For the first time, Abbott and a Texas House speaker are aligned, at least publicly, on his vision to send public dollars to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners
Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection ...
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 ...
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Texas House committee holds hearing on school choice bill as becomes top legislative priority
Governor Greg Abbott has named the issue an emergency item and listed it atop his legislative priorities. In Tuesday's House Education Committee hearing, the passion for and against the measure was ...
House committee members clash over details of proposed Texas school voucher bill
Members of the House Committee on Public Education clashed over the details of a school voucher bill — a topic that for the ...
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 ...