Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the Texas House spend more than $4 million during its 2023 impeachment of Ken Paxton. Patrick said the Senate only spent $435,000. The records were sent by House Speaker ...
However, the House is working on its own public education bill that also calls for increasing teacher salaries. In 2024, the average salary for Texas teachers was $62,500, with rural teachers ...
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.
A narrow majority of the Texas House signed on in support of the chamber’s school voucher bill on Wednesday, signaling that Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority is on track to clear the lower chamber.
The Texas House filed a bill last week that sets out a plan to allow parents to use state funds to pay for private school tuition. It differs from what the Senate passed earlier this month.
The Texas House on Monday released its priority tax cut legislation. The two chambers will debate their dueling proposals that aim to offer relief to home and business owners. (Azul Sordo For The ...
The Texas House of Representatives' Committee on Public Education holds a hearing on Aug. 12, 2024, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The Texas House's priority proposal that would let ...
Republican Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows revealed state lawmakers had formed their own "DOGE" modeled after billionaire Elon Musk's controversial Department of Government Efficiency ...
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Federal DOGE) continues to make headlines, the Texas House of Representatives created its own Delivery of Government ...
Under House Bill 3, Texas would distribute funds through education savings accounts families would use for private school tuition and other educational expenses, like textbooks. Students and ...
After school choice legislation sailed through the Texas Senate earlier this month, the Texas House unveiled its version on Thursday. House Bill 2 would boost the amount of money that's infused ...