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The Texas Senate gave initial approval to an $8.5 billion school funding bill late Thursday that will increase teacher pay ...
The Texas House and Senate both passed their versions of a major school finance bill, HB 2, and on Thursday reached an ...
The deal appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both chambers over how to increase funds for the state’s public ...
The bill includes $4.2 billion for teacher and staff pay raises and $850 million for an overhaul of special education.
Just as the House and Senate were reaching a deal on an $8.5 billion funding package for Texas public schools, t Independent School District was moving forward on next year's budget. Legislative ...
It’s part of an education package that included two other major components, including the state’s first school choice bill. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the school choice measure into law earlier this ...
School choice might not be the only major reform that finally gets to Governor Abbott’s desk this year, after being stymied ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation into law on Saturday that creates Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in Texas. Texas Republicans call the legislation "school choice." The $1 ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposed constitutional amendment, known as Jocelyn’s Law, which would prohibit bail options for those in the country illegally accused of certain violent or ...
Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state’s water supply. How to spend the ...
Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, from Lubbock, sat down with KAMC’s Jen Phillips for an exclusive interview.