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Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2 on Wednesday in Salado, establishing $8.5 billion in new school funding and the ...
A voucher program passed as did a requirement to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Here's what you need to ...
Staff writers Philip Jankowski, Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Nolan McCaskill and Aaron Torres contributed to this report.
() – 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 ...
The end of the Texas legislative session brings changes that impact public schools, property tax relief, criminal justice, abortion and more.
AUSTIN, Texas — New changes could be coming for Texas' criminal courts and how judges set bail. Bail reform is one of Gov. Greg Abbott's seven emergency items for the 2025 Legislative Session ...
(The Center Square) – At a budget hearing Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the Department of Education’s goal is to “shrink federal bureaucracy,” save taxpayers ...
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives advanced a pair of Senate bills on Tuesday that would reduce property tax bills for Texans. Property tax relief is one of Gov. Greg Abbott's ...
AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Lawmakers in the Texas House gave final approval Wednesday to two bills that aim to cut property taxes for homeowners in the state. The bills aim to increase the state’s ...
Texas Rep. Chip Roy, one of the holdouts, argued that the bill amounts to a “massive, front-loaded deficit increase.” Indeed it was, and it still is, even after what Speaker Mike Johnson ...