Texas Senate unveils its plan to create private school voucher program
The proposal would create education savings accounts and give families $10,000 a year in state funds to pay for their children’s private education.
Texas lawmakers unveil draft plan to spend billions on teacher raises, vouchers and border security
State lawmakers are considering spending billions in the next biennium on private school vouchers, teacher pay raises, property tax cuts and border security. That’s according to initial draft budgets released on Wednesday by the Texas House and Senate,
Texas lawmakers reveal plans for property tax cuts and school vouchers in new budget proposals
Texas lawmakers have unveiled their proposed state budgets for the next two years, prioritizing property tax relief and school vouchers.
Texas lawmakers propose major increases in education funding amid voucher debate
The House and Senate have unveiled plans to boost public school budgets by $5 billion, including teacher salary raises, while disagreements over Gov. Greg Abbott's $1 billion school voucher program threaten to dominate the legislative session.
Texas budget proposals would fund school choice, border security, property tax relief
On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate released their respective state budget outlines for 2026 and 2027. The House proposal includes $335.7 billion in spending, while the Senate proposal comes in at $332.
Prisoner at large after escaping from Texas hospital
Police are searching for a prisoner who escaped custody while undergoing testing at a hospital in Bellville, Texas, on ...
Texas Gov. Abbott asks government to reimburse state for $11B spent to secure southern border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion of taxpayer ...
Texas Wants $11 Billion Back From the Government
Greg Abbott has requested $11.1 billion from the federal government to reimburse his state for its border security operations ...
Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?
The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have ...
Got weekend plans in Fort Worth? Here’s when showers and storms arrive in North Texas
Showers and storms will arrive in North Texas late Saturday, Jan. 25. Rain chances (20%) will arrive with a weak cold front, ...
Texas Bay Sees 'Abnormally Low' Water Levels
The National Weather Service warned of "abnormally low" water levels in the Galveston Bay along the upper coast of Texas.
Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...
Universal Music Files Motion to Dismiss Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Texas Petition Over Lack of Evidence
Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake's Texas petition claiming the company conspired to inflate Kendrick Lamar ...
Active-duty troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border in Texas and California to combat migrant crisis
Active-duty military personnel began arriving along the southern border Thursday evening after President Donald Trump ...
Texas businesses on high alert over Trump's renewed tariff threat against Mexico
The stakes are particularly high for Texas and other border states, where trade with Mexico is worth hundreds of billions of ...
East Texas man sentenced for murder of missing person found in hand-dug grave
An East Texas man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of a missing person, whose body was found in ...
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Some local officials in Texas cheer Trump’s immigration crackdown, others sound cautious note
The Trump administration this week threatened local officials with prosecution if they interfere with its planned immigration ...