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In This Week in Texas Politics it was the end of the line for several big issues like school choice. But, we also saw a new partisan battle line being drawn at the state capitol.
With the legislation, Texas becomes the 16th state to pass universal school choice, joining states like Florida, Arizona, ...
A bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk to become law.
Rep. Dustin Burrows also tells us whether he thinks the Texas lottery will survive and whether members support a total ban on ...
Schools get more money than just the basic allotment, a point Abbott and his office have made in recent months. According to ...
A middle-of-the-night vote in the Texas House of Representatives has given initial approval to Senate Bill 2, and Governor ...
The lower chamber overwhelmingly voted in favor of House Bill 2, a sweeping $8 billion piece of legislation that would also limit schools’ reliance on teachers without formal classroom training.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday announced he would recommend the Senate accept House changes to SB 2, the controversial school ...
Texas House preliminarily approves a $7.7 billion school funding bill and a controversial school voucher plan.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill to create an Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The House version of Senate Bill 2 initially passed early Thursday morning ...
The legislation approved $10,000 annual funding for Texas families to allocate toward private education while homeschoolers ...
The day many watchers of Texas politics ... would create a $1 billion dollar Education Savings Account plan allowing parents ...