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Effort to Replace STAAR Test Fails in Final Days of Texas Legislative Session

An attempt to overhaul Texas' standardized testing system collapsed after House and Senate leaders failed to reach a compromise on…

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Texas Senate Approves $13.2 Billion Supplemental Budget Focused on Infrastructure, Relief, and Pensions

The Texas Senate approved a $13.2 billion supplemental budget, using part of the state’s $23.8 billion surplus. The funding aligns…

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Texas Passes App Store Accountability Act, Strengthening Parental Oversight

Momentum is growing nationwide to give parents more control over their children’s digital lives, with state legislature pushing forward bills…

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LONESTAR — 5.26.2025 — Texas House Secures House Bill 2 Agreement — Crockett Urges Dallas VA Investigation — and More...

In a landmark move for public education, lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement on…

1 year ago

Texas Lawmakers Reach Historic School Funding Agreement with House Bill 2

In a landmark move for public education, lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement on…

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LONESTAR — 5.21.2025 — Vikki Goodwin Announces Lieutenant Governor Run — Texas Democrats Go To Bat For McIver — and More...

Vikki Goodwin Enters Race for Texas Lieutenant Governor State Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D) has officially entered the race for Texas…

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Texas Senate Passes Bill to Improve Active Shooter Response Following Uvalde Failures

Three years after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Texas Senate…

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Texas Senate Unveils Historic $8 Billion Education Funding Plan

Texas is on track to invest more money into public education this session than ever before, according to Senator Brandon…

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LONESTAR — 5.16.2025 — GOP Cuts Gender-Transitioning Funding — Abbott Requests Waiver to Prohibit 'Unhealthy SNAP Purchases' — and More...

Republicans are celebrating a legislative victory as a provision authored by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) to prohibit federal funding for…

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CCIA Urges Texas Senate to Reject HB 186 Over Legal and Constitutional Concerns

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) urged Texas lawmakers to reject House Bill 186, warning that the proposal would…

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