Texas House, school choice

Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill
The 75 co-sponsors plus the bill’s author would provide enough votes to pass Gov. Abbott’s top priority measure in the 150-seat House.
Texas House has enough votes to pass a school choice bill, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Gov. Greg Abbott believes the Texas House will pass a school choice bill. On Wednesday, 75 Republicans signed on to co-author HB3. The House must still decide on which school choice bill to support. AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House has enough votes to pass school choice legislation, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
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.
Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money should families get through the program.
Texas House plan for school vouchers deviates from Senate bill
The Texas House has filed its school voucher bill. The legislation differs in several ways from what the Senate has already passed. The two chambers would have to hash out their differences before sending any legislation to Gov.
Texas House rolls out its plan to reduce property taxes for homeowners, businesses
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has thrown his support behind legislation aimed at driving down property taxes by sending billions of dollars to school districts and giving small businesses more tax exemptions.
Texas House unveils plan to cut property taxes, setting up fight with Senate
Lawmakers will debate how to spend $3.5 billion in proposed tax cuts, a legislative priority for Republican leaders.

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Gov. Abbott declares victory, says he finally has the votes to make school choice a reality in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday declared victory in his bid to make school choice a reality in the state.
House unanimously passes bill to quadruple the pensions of Medal of Honor recipients
Legislation to quadruple pensions for Medal of Honor heroes passed the House Wednesday with strong bipartisan support and now goes to the United States Senate.
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Banned Words at CDC? First Measles Death in Texas Outbreak; House Passes Budget Bill
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House votes to overturn rule implementing methane fee
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Texas House creates its own ‘DOGE’ to ‘reduce the size and scope of government’
The Texas House has created the Delivery of Government Efficiency (Texas DOGE) Committee, chaired by Rep. Giovanni ...
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Man in tactical gear arrested after carjacking, shooting at vehicles & homes, Schertz PD says
A 45-year-old man was arrested late Tuesday night following a series of violent incidents, including a carjacking and gunfire ...
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Texas lawmakers propose lifeline for rural EMS departments with new grant bills
Texas lawmakers recently introduced House Bill 3000 and Senate Bill 1377 — two proposals which could provide critical funding ...
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 ...