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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 · 8h

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

Austin American-Statesman · 20h

Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas

Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a bump of up to $10,000.

Texas Senate, bail reform

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate votes in favor of proposals to deny bail to certain accused violent criminals

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House for consideration.

KVUE · 1d

In bipartisan vote, Texas Senate passes package of bail reform legislation

It is the third time the Texas Senate has passed bail reform bills. The bills died in the House the previous times.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate passes bills targeting Harris County that would keep more defendants in jail

The Texas Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to pass new criminal justice legislation that would further restrict cashless bail and keep more defendants in jail, including people who are living in the country illegally.

Texas House, school voucher

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 3h

Texas House unveils its own 'school choice' legislation with House Bill 2, 3

Like the Texas Senate, the House calls for a cash incentive paid from taxes for families who want to switch their kids from public to private school. But unlike the Senate, the House tied the amount of that incentive to public school funding.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 6h

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.

Houston Chronicle · 9h

The Texas House and Senate have dueling school voucher bills. Here are the big differences

The House bill filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley would offer private school vouchers to all Texas students, including home-schoolers.

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Texas Senate passes bipartisan bill to implement bail reform

The Texas Senate passed a bipartisan bill with nearly unanimous support to implement statewide bail reform. Gov. Greg Abbott ...

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Texas lawmaker's bail reform bill package heads to House after easy path through Senate

The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...

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'Texas-sized' relief: Senate passes $22.7 billion school property tax cut package

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

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 lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent after NBC News investigation

The University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected and leased out hundreds of poor people’s bodies without their ...

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Texas is poised to become a film haven — but not without a fight

The Texas Senate has proposed injecting a staggering half a billion dollars into film production, as economists and fiscal ...

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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 Tribune on MSN20h

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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