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Texas Lottery ticket sales to third-party services fuel controversy and questions about the agency’s future
While the Lottery Commission says it can’t regulate sales to couriers, lawmakers want changes after two major jackpots were ...
Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.
Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...
The Texas Anti-SLAPP Law May Be Neutered For All The Wrong Reasons
Proposed legislative changes to the Texas Anti-SLAPP Citizens Participation Act would hurt those seeking to assert their free ...
Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas
Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...
What are Texas’ plans for a school voucher-style program? Here’s a look at the proposals
Public school advocates oppose any plan resembling school vouchers saying such programs drain resources from the campuses ...
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Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises based on experience and performance
The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...
Texas leaders press for Trump, Congress to pay back the state billions of dollars for securing the border
Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.
In Texas, inflation-adjusted state, local public school funding lower than 2011 | Analysis
As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...
Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises
A Texas Senate bill filed on Tuesday would provide long-term pay raises to teachers based on years of experience, expand a ...
Capitol Context: How the Texas Senate ‘school choice’ plan compares to other states
The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls ...
Texas Senate passes bipartisan bill to implement bail reform
The Texas Senate passed a bipartisan bill with nearly unanimous support to implement statewide bail reform. Gov. Greg Abbott ...
In bipartisan vote, Texas Senate passes package of bail reform legislation
It is the third time the Texas Senate has passed bail reform bills. The bills died in the House the previous times.