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Texas Senate unanimously approves tax cuts for homeowners
The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...
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Homestead exemption clears Texas Senate, awaits uncertain future in House
Senate Bill 4 has passed and heads to the House now, promising an increased homestead exemption for Texas property taxpayers.
Denying bail? Why a Texas Senate panel approved reform plan to keep some defendants in jail
Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent people in jail.
Senate files bill that would require the Ten Commandments be displayed in Texas public schools
On Monday, a group of Texas Senators introduced a bill that would require the display of the Ten Commandments in Texas public ...
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Legislature passes bill to increase signature threshold for office-seekers
The measure cleared the Senate in a 24-13 vote and the Assembly passed it 49-25. Under the bill, major-party congressional candidates would need 500 signatures, up from 200, and those seeking office ...
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From drag queens to school vouchers, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out Texas Senate priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 anticipated priority bills for the Texas Senate, outlining a number of hot-button, culture war issues that he said will bolster President Donald ...
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Michigan Senate passes 2 bipartisan bills aimed at expanding state government transparency through FOIA
to include the Legislature and governor's office. Currently, Michigan is one of only a handful of states that exempts the state legislature and governor's office from FOIA requests. Senate Bills 1 ...
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Texas Senate committee approves ‘school choice’ bill on party-line vote
Abbott has made passing the voucher-style school choice bill his chief policy goal for the Texas Legislature. He has said he has enough House support to approve school choice, particularly after ...
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Cost of Texas Senate's 'school choice' plan would quadruple in 4 years, estimate says
Gov. Greg Abbott has made passing the voucher-style school choice bill his chief policy goal for the Texas Legislature. He has said he has enough House support to approve school choice ...
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Feigen: How Texas Legislature can tackle child care challenge
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Fortunately, the Texas Legislature can help. In fact, more than 120 Texas organizations recently unveiled a roadmap with specific child ...
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Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education
The Texas Senate kicked off what will likely be this ... If the program receives more applicants than it can take, the comptroller’s office would follow a prioritization scheme.
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Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling
Two days after the Texas Senate pledged $1 billion for a school voucher program, Sen. Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that would offer $10,000 for most children who enroll in private school ...