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Texas families, advocates urge action on public school funding bill after school voucher bill signed into law

Families, educators, and advocates are pushing Texas lawmakers to pass public school funding bills now that the school voucher program has become a reality. Gov. Greg Abbott officially signed the controversial $1 billion school choice bill into law on Saturday.

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Texas governor signs $1 billion voucher bill in milestone for school choice supporters nationally

Texas will implement a $1 billion school voucher program, one of the largest in the country, that uses public dollars to fund private school tuition under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed Saturday, capping off a yearslong effort by Republicans.

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Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill creating Education Savings Accounts program in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation into law on Saturday that creates Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in Texas. Texas Republicans call the legislation "school choice." The $1 billion program will allow families to spend state funds on private school tuition.

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Texas bill that would outlaw lab-grown meat passes Senate committee, heads to Senate vote

Texas lawmakers have filed a bill that would outlaw the manufacturing, possession and sale of cell-cultured protein, a ...

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Texas Legislature sends bill targeting 'harmful materials' in schools to Abbott's desk

The Texas House fiercely debated a bill striking criminal penalty exemptions for "harmful" content shared with minors for ...

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Texas Senate to hear ‘Audrii’s Law’ in Austin Tuesday as bill moves to become law

State lawmakers in the Texas Senate will hear H.B. 2000 - better known as ‘Audrii’s Law’ - named after the Livingston girl murdered by a family friend in 2024.

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Texas could recoup up to $800M for border effort under latest House spending bill

Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans have been seeking $11 billion in reimbursements for Operation Lone Star during ...

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Social media posts omit key details of Texas bill claimed to criminalize political memes

House Bill 366 would introduce a requirement for certain groups of people to disclose if political advertising contains ...

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Texas Senate panel considers bill that would dissolve state lottery

The Texas Lottery is set to automatically expire on Aug. 31 if lawmakers do not pass legislation extending it. State agencies ...

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Texas House committee changes THC-ban bill, allows for hemp beverages

The House committee on State Affairs unanimously approved a new version of Senate Bill 3 that is “substantially different” ...

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The Texas Lottery and billions in school funding in limbo as deadline nears at Capitol

Lawmakers must act on two bills in order to ensure the lottery continues past September, or find a way to make up the $2 ...

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