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Elon Musk urges the Texas Legislature to pass private school vouchers

Elon Musk urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to advance a bill that would subsidize private schools with public dollars.

Austin American-Statesman on … · 11h

In candy heart note, Texas House speaker promises Elon Musk 'WE WILL' pass school vouchers

In a cheeky Valentine's Day message on X, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows doubled down on his commitment to pass school vouchers in the state.

KUT · 17h

School voucher proponent picked to lead Texas House education committee

House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 12h

Elon Musk, Ted Cruz call for Texas House to pass school choice bill

Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice moves through the Texas House.

Texas is 1 step closer to historic property tax relief

ABC13 Houston · 16h

Texas homeowners are one step closer to receiving a property tax break after Senate approves bill

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated in 2023 with $12.7 billion in new tax cuts, including a boost to the state's homestead exemption and billions of dollars for school districts to reduce how much they collect in property taxes.

CBS Texas on MSN · 9h

What the Texas Homestead Exemption bill would mean for property taxes and school funding

It is now in the hands of the Texas House to decide what to do about a new property tax cut plan. The author of the Senate's plan calls it the largest exemption increase in state history. While it could save many people hundreds of dollars on property tax bills,

Chron on MSN · 15h

Texas is one step closer to historic property tax relief

Priority legislation to address the state's affordability crisis passed the Texas Senate and is now headed for the state house. Senate Bill 4, which carves out a $140,000 homestead exemption, was approved unanimously on Thursday.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN6h

Texas Legislature latest, TEA head testifies, Cornyn vs Paxton, and more: TWITP

The stage was set this week for what could be a state legislative session of high drama and infighting. FOX 7 Austin's chief ...

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Texas at the Crossroads | Energy, immigration and more take center stage in legislative session

As Texas lawmakers navigate the 89th Legislative Session, key discussions revolve around two major national issues—energy ...

Texas Gov. Abbott signals he's open to legislative 'clarity' on abortion ban but defends law

"Protecting the life of the mother is of paramount importance... any doctor who fails to do that is actually violating their ...

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Bail organizations, immigrants targeted as Texas lawmakers consider bail reform legislation

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2h

Winners and losers: Who came out on top — and who didn’t — in the Texas House’s committee assignments

There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some would miss out on plum appointments.

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Texas Legislature considers paying much more for school safety

Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...

Texas and UK forge new paths with legislative caucus aimed at boosting trade

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are strengthening their partnership with leaders in the United Kingdom. On Tuesday, State Sen ...

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North Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish TEA, says it’s a bloated bureaucracy

In Texas, there is perhaps no other agency that exemplifies rampant, unaccountable bureaucracy and bloat more than the Texas Education Agency.State rep from Decatur wants TEA gone” ...

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Texas is poised to become a film haven — but not without a fight

The Texas Senate has proposed injecting a staggering half a billion dollars into film production, as economists and fiscal ...

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