Voucher Advocates Alarmed By Soaring Costs Of Texas Program
Texas lawmakers remain locked in a battle over school vouchers, a policy that has repeatedly failed to...
Experts: Squatting Is Still Rare, Despite Republican Attention
Texas Republicans this session are mounting a widespread campaign to crack down on squatting, filing more than a dozen bills that target people who...
Abbott, Burrows Say House Committee Will Pass Vouchers Early Next Week
In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said that the...
Texas Bill Proposes Renaming Interstate 35 to “President Donald J. Trump Highway”
In Texas, a bill is set to rename Interstate 35 the "President Donald J. Trump Highway." Due to the intense political climate surrounding national...
Texas Lawmakers Debate Bail Reform Bills Amid Civil Rights Concerns
Last week, the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence conducted a hearing that included three significant bills:...
Senate Passes Ten Commandments Bill
Every Republican in the Texas Senate on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that would mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in all...
Lawmakers Push to Remove Restrictions on Concealable Firearms
One of the most significant pieces of gun-related legislation is Senate Bill (SB) 1596, introduced by freshman Sen. Brent Hagenbuch (R-Denton). This bill revisits...
Texas Republican Aims To Strengthen “Death Star” Law
After Texas Republicans last session successfully passed a disputed law to undercut cities’s power to enact their own local rules, a top senator now...
Hundreds Of Educators Use Spring Break To Advocate For Public Schools In Texas
This week, 175 educators from across Texas traveled to the state capital, using their spring break to push lawmakers for increased school funding and...
Abbott Pushes Vouchers, Citing Debunked “Furries” Allegations In Texas Schools
Governor Greg Abbott has revived a widely debunked conspiracy theory that Texas public schools are accommodating students...
