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CBS News on MSN · 1d

As Texas school choice bill moves closer to governor's desk, Democrats want Republicans to pay political price

Democrats in the House are now looking to the next election, where they hope Republicans will pay a political price.

CBS Texas on MSN · 1d

School choice bill closer to Texas Governor's desk, Democrats hope Republicans pay political price

Republicans say the legislature is not defunding public schools, and instead, is on its way to approving billions of dollars of new money for public schools.

Riverfront Times · 12h

Texas House Moves Forward With Controversial School Voucher Bill

A middle-of-the-night vote in the Texas House of Representatives has given initial approval to Senate Bill 2, and Governor Abbott can finally declare that he got his wish. Senate Bill 2 is the controversial Texas bill that approves a $1 billion school voucher program—a program that will significantly shift the way funds earmarked for public education are used in the state.

Texas Senate could give final approval this week to bill giving students taxpayer money to attend private school

Last week, the Texas House also passed a school funding bill, which, when paired with other measures, will infuse $9 billion in new money for public schools. Both Senators Hagenbuch and West praise ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN5d

Abbott gave Trump credit when Texas closed a border site for booking migrants.

Average monthly bookings at the Jim Hogg County facility, located between Laredo and McAllen, has dropped by more than half ...

Dallas Morning News5d

Decisive votes on voucher-like plan, public school funding in Texas on Wednesday

A day after the election, Texas Governor Greg Abbott answers questions from reporters after meeting with members of Kingdom Life Academy in Tyler, Texas, where he discussed his school choice ...

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‘School choice’ vote shows Greg Abbott’s growing power in Texas Legislature

Gov. Greg Abbott's victory on "school choice" is not only a signature accomplishment for his political legacy, it cements him ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN7d

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces he’s running for fourth term

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will run for a fourth term of his influential role as lieutenant governor, he announced Friday, touting ...

FOX 26 Houston on MSN16h

Texas Legislature passes bill to create state's own form of DOGE

The Texas House and Senate have both passed Senate Bill 14, which would create a new office that looks to streamline state ...

The New York Times9d

Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. The Governor Says No.

The reason? It would be anchored by a mosque. “To be clear, Shariah law is not allowed in Texas,” the Republican governor wrote on social media in late February, reposting a video advertising ...

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Texas governor under fire after pushing special election to November

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that the special election to fill the seat vacated following the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner will be held on Nov. 4.

The Texas Tribune on MSN12d

Push for Texas to weaken vaccine mandates persists as measles surge

Much of the outbreak is concentrated in the districts of Texas House leaders, including Speaker Dustin Burrows. The crisis ...

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