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House Speaker says Public School Funding Legislation, not School Choice, is 'the biggest bill we will pass this session'
Rep. Dustin Burrows also tells us whether he thinks the Texas lottery will survive and whether members support a total ban on ...
House Speaker says Public School Funding, not School Choice is the biggest bill this session
Rep. Dustin Burrows also tells us whether he thinks the Texas lottery will survive and whether members support a total ban on THC.
State now has ‘Texas-style’ DOGE office with first bill signed by Greg Abbott this session
A new state agency dedicated to simplifying and streamlining Texas government statutes and business regulations was ...
Gov. Greg Abbott signs 'DOGE Bill' into law: 'Texas is getting too burdensome'
Although Republicans have run state government for two decades, the governor said he was "shocked" to learn Texas has fifth ...
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Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law
The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg ...
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Texas House Republicans flex their might after Democrats threaten legislative priorities
After Republicans and Democrats fight over the budget and constitutional amendments, GOP members stake out a new battlefield.
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Texas lawmakers ditch discussion on controversial bill that would make abortion murder
A bill that would apply the same penalties for abortion in Texas as homicide was removed from a committee schedule on Tuesday ...
Historic public education funding for Texas? Inflation tempers school finance plan
Schools get more money than just the basic allotment, a point Abbott and his office have made in recent months. According to ...
Texas creates its own version of DOGE as Gov. Greg Abbott says regulatory environment is 'too burdensome'
Texas has created its own version of DOGE that is intended to slash regulations and get rid of some rules that are too ...
Greg Abbott Launches 'Texas DOGE'
On Wednesday Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill to create a new Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO), which he dubbed "our own DOGE" on social media. Newsweek contacted Abbott for ...