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Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $336 billion budget that includes teacher pay raises, a school voucher program, and ...
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Texas House Speaker expects vote on school choice early next week
House Speaker Dustin Burrows said he expects both school choice bills to make it out of a House committee and onto the House ...
New bill would tighten regulations on Texas hemp industry without banning THC
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wants to ban all THC products in Texas, including the popular Delta-8 and Delta-9 products sold over ...
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Texas panel backs bill expanding death penalty for killing kids
The Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice voted to send Senate Bill 990 to the full Senate for a vote. As of now, Texas ...
Texas lawmakers discuss bill that would mandate seat belts on all school buses, not just new ones
The bill's consideration comes one year after a concrete pumper truck hit a Hays CISD school bus in Bastrop County, killing a ...
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With passage of SB 3, Texas Senate green-lights ban on THC products in the state
Senate Bill 3, a priority item for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, now heads to the Texas House for consideration. It passed the Texas ...
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Amid support from doctors group, bill to clarify Texas’ abortion ban does little to save lives, critics say
Senate Bill 31 supporters say it would clarify when doctors should intervene to save a pregnant woman’s life, but critics say ...