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Gov. Abbott signs education funding bill, says Texas should be number one in schools
Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2 on Wednesday in Salado, establishing $8.5 billion in new school funding and the ...
Texas Legislature wraps up with historic education reform
A voucher program passed as did a requirement to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Here's what you need to ...
Legislature ends session in ‘unified and solid place’ after passing more than 1,200 bills
Staff writers Philip Jankowski, Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Nolan McCaskill and Aaron Torres contributed to this report.
How Texas students, teachers could be impacted by a school discipline overhaul
About a decade ago, Texas’ public schools suspended more than 100,000 students in pre-K through second grade. Faced with this ...
Critics: Texas legislature passes 'California style budgeting'
() – On the third to last day of session, the Texas legislature advanced a two-year $338 billion budget that fiscal conservatives argue is “California style budgeting. ” The Texas House and Senate ...
As the Texas legislative session ends, a look at major bills and changes that impact you
The end of the Texas legislative session brings changes that impact public schools, property tax relief, criminal justice, abortion and more.