Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling
The Texas Senate is proposing $1 billion annually for a school voucher program. Sen. Brandon Creighton has now filed SB 2. Here's what's proposed.
Texas Gov. Abbott Wants $11 Billion Border Security Reimbursement: Protecting 'The Rest Of America' Was Expensive
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wants Congress to reimburse his state for more than $11 billion spent on border security since the start of the Biden administration. Abbott submitted a detailed invoice outlining the costs incurred by Operation Lone Star,
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Texas Senate unveils plan to create private school voucher program
Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed
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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Gov. Abbott proposes eliminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and initiatives in K-12 public schools
The push expands on efforts from the last legislative session in 2023, when state lawmakers banned DEI programs at public universities statewide.
Abbott and Patrick leave Texas for Trump's inauguration, as winter storms move in
Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick have left the state of Texas for Washington, D. C., to attend the inauguration of President Donald Trum
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Gov. Greg Abbott Wants to Extend Texas’ DEI Ban to K-12 Schools
Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K-12 schools.
Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov.
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Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed to pass last legislative session. The bill, co-authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, a Republican from Conroe who chairs the Senate ...
States Once Again Considering Bills To Ban Or Limit Faculty Tenure
Recent attempts by state legislatures to weaken or end faculty tenure have mostly been unsuccessful, but Texas and North Dakota have again introduced bills to ban tenure.
Texas-Mexico border already seeing big changes to illegal immigration after Trump's executive orders
Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
State of Texas: ‘Whatever it takes,’ State leaders vow to support Trump border security, deportation efforts
Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas