Texas lawmakers voted on Friday to accelerate the legal process for ousting squatters on private property and to streamline parts of the eviction process for landlords, while nixing more sweeping reforms that tenant advocates have warned would endanger millions of Texas renters.

The Texas Senate on Friday advanced a $8.5 billion public school funding bill, moving it one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

The Texas Senate unanimously passed House Bill 2 on Friday, allocating billions more for the state's public schools. Lawmakers in the upper chamber voted 31-0 just before 7 p.m., with Republicans and Democrats united in approving the $8.

The move could anger House members who agreed to ban recreational THC with assurances that veterans and others in need would have better access to the program.

While supporters of the bill say it's needed to make it easier to remove squatters, some in opposition say it undermines due process.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, championed the prioritization of the curriculum amendment “so history does not repeat itself.”

The money was a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who have been pushing for the money to be included in Trump's tax bill.

The Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 33, which aims to prevent local governments from using tax money to support people who leave the state to find abortion care. The bill will need final approval from the state Senate before heading to Gov.

TX, said “House Republicans delivered on the promises we made to the American people” in a statement on Thursday after the Texas House passed President Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

The Texas House advances a legislative package that would change the way bail is administered in Texas — but one key part of the proposal hit a snag.