Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gives Gov. Greg Abbott boost on school voucher plans
Gov. Greg Abbott has already held dozens of rallies around the state trying to build momentum for a school voucher program, ...
Texas lawmakers either embrace or mock Trump and Musk's DOGE strategies, employees react to mass firings
President Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have increased their efforts to slash ...
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'Shaping statewide policy': Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows appoints committees
Ending more than four weeks of speculation and launching what will likely be the first sprint of the 2025 legislative session, newly minted Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows unveiled his ...
Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.
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National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill
Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...
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Texas House wants to give public schools $220 more per student
House filed legislation Thursday that would increase the amount of funding public schools receive per student by $220, a figure that public education advocates say falls short 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 ...
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Burrows, Patrick and Abbott: Texas’ “Big Three” have big plans and a wary new dynamic
The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...