Lawmakers want to give schools more leeway to suspend Texas’ youngest and homeless students
The proposal aims to make working conditions safer for teachers but critics worry it could push the state’s most vulnerable ...
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Lawmakers want to make it easier to suspend young Texas students. Advocates have concerns
Talia Richman, who reports for the Education Lab at The Dallas Morning News, said the reforms took place after lawmakers were ...
Committee hears Texas House bill that would create 'District of Austin'
House Bill 274, filed by Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park), was first announced in December and would allow the state to ...
Texas bill aims to shield homeowners from HOA fines over brown lawns in droughts
"It is a property owner's right to conserve water," said Central Teas Water Coalition Executive Director Shannon Hamilton.
Texas bill would ban K-12 students from using cell phones during school hours
The bans come as parents have become more worried about the negative mental health impacts of cyberbullying and youths’ ...
Lawmakers looking to ban cellphones in Texas classrooms
Texas House Committee on Public Education is considering State Rep. Caroline Fairly's House Bill 1481, which would require ...
Texas lawmaker proposes renaming a well-known highway
Texas Rep. Joanne Shofner (R-Nacogdoches) filed a bill on March 14 proposing Interstate Highway 35 in Travis County as President Donald J. Trump Highway.
Texas educators band together to challenge school vouchers, faculty 'censorship'
Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...