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Trump officials cut planning grant for Texas high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston
President Donald Trump’s administration terminated a federal grant to help fund a long-sought high-speed rail line between ...
Texas House passes $7.7 billion school funding bill as voucher debate continues
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allocate $7.7 bullion of funding for state ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott meets with House Republicans, calls President Trump hours before vote on school choice
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met with House Republicans for a pep talk hours before the vote on a school choice bill that would ...
“The end of America”: Protesters fill Capitol gallery ahead of vote on school choice bill
The Texas House of Representatives is expected to vote today on House Bill 3, a contentious piece of legislation known as the “school choice” bill, as hundreds of protesters crowded the Capitol in ...
Texas House shoots down proposal to let Texans vote on school vouchers
On Wednesday, the Texas House will take up the controversial school voucher bill. The proposal has met resistance in the ...
Report: Texas House mulls giving school choice decision to voters
While the Texas House of Representatives is set to vote on Senate Bill 2 — which would establish Education Savings Accounts ...
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Texas House gives approval to state’s next budget, to the tune of $337 billion
The Texas House passed a $337 billion budget for the 2026-27 biennium Friday morning. This came after the chamber spent more ...
Rep. Burrows survives attempt to oust him for Texas House speakership with majority support
Earning 141 votes in his support, State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, defeated a motion that would require him to vacate ...
Texas House passes budget bill, defunds lottery
Combined, both measures will blueprint how the state spends its money (including its $24 billion surplus) in the next two ...
Dan Patrick urges Texas House to pass conservative priorities: 'Time to get into action'
The lieutenant governor said he believes the House speaker will keep his promise to pass "a litany of conservative bills" ...
Texas House OKs $100M in child care funding. How could it impact Tarrant County?
Child care advocates applauded the potential investment that would allow eligible children to receive high-quality care through scholarships during critical early years of brain d ...