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Texas Senate committee takes up teacher pay raise bill

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1h

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 growth.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1h

Bill to raise pay for Texas teachers advances in Senate; committee vote is unanimous

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill to the full Senate for a

Hoodline · 28m

Texas House Advances Controversial Private School Voucher Bill Amid Public Education Debate

Texas House Bill 3 introduces private school vouchers, stirring debate about educational funding and school choice.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott makes case for 'school choice' plan

Newsweek on MSN · 7h

Greg Abbott Defends Plan To Overhaul Texas Education

Texas Governor Greg Abbott pledged to implement a private school voucher-style program on Wednesday during an address to conservative activists in Austin. The governor said the legislation, which has divided Texas Republicans and previously failed in the state House,

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 23h

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott makes case for ‘school choice’ plan at conservative gathering

AUSTIN, Texas − As tensions rise over a GOP-led effort to create a private school voucher-like program in Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott addressed critics of his chief policy goal Wednesday in front of a gathering of grassroots conservatives in Austin.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

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, which would allow parents to use tax dollars to partially pay for private school tuition.

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Will Texas get casinos and sports betting? That fight is underway at the Legislature

Eager to reverse a string of defeats at the Texas Legislature, pro-gambling forces are bringing a new strategy to the quest ...

The Texas Observer43m

Will Texas Secure Its Water Future?

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: ...

Jail or bail? Texas House to decide next steps in bail reform effort

The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.

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The Texas Anti-SLAPP Law May Be Neutered For All The Wrong Reasons

Proposed legislative changes to the Texas Anti-SLAPP Citizens Participation Act would hurt those seeking to assert their free ...

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Texas infrastructure fares better than U.S. average but needs major investment: report

Here's why the country's foremost society of civil engineers found that Texas' public infrastructure is at risk of ...

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Texas Legislature expected to vote on statewide cellphone ban at public schools

Students spend an average of 5+ hours a day on social media with 20 notifications an hour on average, according to the bill's ...

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Texas agriculture commissioner urges statewide ban on fluoride in water

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller urged state officials to ban the decades-long practice of adding fluoride to public ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN12h

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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