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 ...
Republican-controlled Texas House and Senate to debate prayer in schools
Republican lawmakers in North Texas introduced bills requiring public schools to allow students and staff to pray and display ...
Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate.
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LIVE: Texas Senate holds public hearing on school vouchers
The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.
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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, ...
State budget bill filed in Texas Senate, allocates $1 billion to school choice
The state’s budget bill has been filed in the Texas Senate by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, who chairs the Texas Senate ...
Texas budget writers want $1 billion for school vouchers, $5 billion for teacher pay raises
Both chambers are off to a fast start, with each unveiling its plan to guide state spending for the two-year budget cycle ...
Rural school districts voice concerns about proposed school voucher legislation
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Rural school districts in the Brazos Valley spoke up Monday about what they see as potentially harmful impacts of recently filed school voucher legislation. Senate Bill 2 was ...
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Will Texas lawmakers make school safer this legislative session?
Texas lawmakers are confronting the fact that the security mandate they instituted after the Uvalde massacre is not ...
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Social media isn’t the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say
Social media’s danger on youth mental health has captured the attention of Texas lawmakers, at times, eclipsing focus on ...