Texas Senate OKs plan for $3 billion dementia research center. Here's how it would work.
The center would "accelerate research into dementia, attracting top talent to our state and creating high quality jobs," Sen.
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Texas Senate advances bill to start a $3 billion dementia research fund
The legislation would require voters to approve the $3 billion start-up cost, and then the fund would be maintained at no ...
Texas Senate revives push for Ten Commandments, prayer in schools
The measures failed in 2023, but are a priority again for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after Louisiana mandated the Commandments in ...
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Texas Senate panel advances bill requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday advanced bills that would require public school classrooms to display the Ten ...
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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.
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Texas Senate passes bill that would establish state crypto reserve
The Texas Senate on Thursday passed a measure that would establish a state-controlled cryptocurrency reserve. The move comes ...
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Texas State Bitcoin Reserve Gets Closer With Senate Bill Passage
Amid national chatter, the state of Texas edged closer to establishing its own Bitcoin reserve Thursday with a bill passing ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Texas Senate passes Bitcoin strategic reserve bill
The Texas Senate has approved Senate Bill 21 (SB-21), which establishes a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency strategic reserve.
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.
With Texas facing soaring electricity demand, the politics of energy quietly shift at the Capitol
Texas faces a massive surge in demand for electricity due to an increase of large users like crypto mining facilities, in addition to population growth and more extreme weather. And policymakers are ...