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The lieutenant governor proposes that the Texas Senate adopt the House bill, which would eliminate a negotiation over the two ...

ISD began deliberations Wednesday on the district's 2025-2026 budget, hours before the Texas House gave initial approval to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program. On an ...

The bill’s backers say a homelessness response system centered on the community level would be a better way to spend state ...

The Texas House voted 88–61 April 17 to approve a school voucher bill that would create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).

After years of resistance, the Texas House approved a school voucher plan that will cost $1 billion. And that's just to start ...

On Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), the author of Senate Bill 2, are recommending that the Senate concur with or agree to the changes house lawmakers made to the ...

AUSTIN — Texas’ $1 billion plan to allow families to spend public money on private schooling appears to be on a fast track to ...

Social tariffs are available on broadband and mobile contracts. Being eligible for Universal Credit is often an eligibility ...

Discussions around ending daylight savings have gained momentum in recent years, with President Donald Trump frequently ...

The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has arrived in Tokyo and says he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally will ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is a step closer to signing into law a voucher-like program that would use taxpayer money to help families pay for private schools. The bill, a centerpiece of Abbott’s ...