Here's how the Texas House public education funding package could invest $8B in schools
Lawmakers debated the kinds of funding that is most useful for public schools in a marathon House Committee on Public ...
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
Texas educators say proposed increases for school funding, teacher pay are inadequate
House Bill 2 is a top priority for the Texas House. Lawmakers expect the school funding bill to receive committee approval ...
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‘He Needed to Be Censured,’ House Freedom Caucus Members Say of Texas Democrat
Members of the conservative caucus said the censure of Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address did not go far ...
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The Texas Senate wants more — and smaller — starter homes in new neighborhoods
The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.
As Dustin Burrows settles in as Texas House speaker, will conservatives give him a break?
The new speaker of the 150-member Texas House said, downplays criticism from conservatives and says he's optimistic about the ...
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Texas House takes on school funding before turning to vouchers
The Texas House Committee on Public Education is considering a bill this week that would increase funding for public schools.
After PBC fire in Odessa, Landgraf files bill to address chemical storage near Texas homes
State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed House Bill 3866, legislation designed to protect Texas homeowners ...
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After PBC fire, Landgraf files bill to address chemical storage near Texas homes
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Texas House and Senate lawmakers have laid out their property tax cut proposals. How do they compare?
Texas lawmakers have once more vowed to provide tax relief to property owners, and the House and Senate have so far agreed to ...