State of Texas: ‘School choice’ emergency item wins fast approval in Senate
Just days after Governor Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in his State of the State address, Senate ...
The 3 biggest powers in the Texas Legislature: The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker
Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...
Texas Senate proposes increasing the homestead exemption to $140k
Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead ...
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Pres. Donald Trump praises Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Texas Senate on passing SB2
President Donald Trump praised the efforts of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in the Texas Senate's passing of SB2, which would create ...
Texas Senate passes SB 2 to create Education Savings Accounts
The Senate passed different versions of the bill several times last session, but it's died in the House each time.
Sen. John Cornyn wants to play hardball as Texas seeks $11 billion for border costs
Gov. Greg Abbott will make another trip to Washington next week to push for $11 billion to defray state spending on border ...
Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay
According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...
Dan Patrick is on a mission at the Legislature to rein in Texas' hemp industry
Texans gained access to consumable hemp products in 2019 when the Legislature legalized their production and sale following a ...