Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.
Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...
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Texas Legislature Grapples with School Voucher Proposals Amid Concerns of Impact on Public Education Funding
Texas House and Senate propose differing school voucher plans; the House links vouchers to public school funding levels.
Texas Senate passes proposals on bail reform | What's Your Point?
According to the Texas Tribune, Senate Joint Resolution 5, which passed 28-2, would amend the Texas Constitution to allow ...
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Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises based on experience and performance
The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...
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With Texas schools clamoring for more funding, Senate panel weighs targeted appropriations
The Texas Senate’s plan for funding public schools in the next biennium will likely include money allocated for specific ...
Texas Senate bill would criminalize making, owning hemp-based products containing THC
The legislation does not propose banning the sale of products containing CBD, although it’s often an ingredient in hemp-derived THC products. CBD has been federally approved for treating a form of ...
Hundreds protest school choice as Texas House and Senate push forward different proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public ...
Texas lawmakers either embrace or mock Trump and Musk's DOGE strategies, employees react to mass firings
Republican North Texas Congressman Brandon Gill supports the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) while Democratic N. Texas Congressman Marc Veasey has questioned the effort. We ...