Here's how the Texas House public education funding package could invest $8B in schools
Lawmakers debated the kinds of funding that is most useful for public schools in a marathon House Committee on Public ...
Texas Senate hearing on THC ban turns chaotic as crowds show up to testify
Chaos erupted during a Texas Senate committee hearing Monday afternoon on two bills related to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's efforts ...
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The Texas Senate wants more — and smaller — starter homes in new neighborhoods
The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.
Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's how it may affect Texas.
President Trump's administration reportedly prepares an order that will dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
Texas Senate endorses $3 billion institute to research dementia treatment, cures
Approved 30-1, legislation creating a dementia research institute funded with $3 billion in state money next goes to the Texas House.
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Industry Protests Texas Senate Bill That Would Ban Hemp-Derived THC Products Currently Available Across The State
What they’re all screaming about is, ‘We want regulation, but we want it the way we want it.'” By Jasper Scherer, The Texas ...
Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
SB 13 would require that school boards, rather than librarians, have the final say over which new books or materials can be ...
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
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