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Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say
The proposal is part of a push by Republican legislators aimed at helping property owners deal with squatters.
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons. House Bill 239, which seeks to segregate the use of restrooms and other private ...
Texas lawmakers want to cut your property taxes — here’s how they might do it.
The Texas Senate wants to focus on homeowners, while the Texas House proposal would provide relief to businesses too.
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Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
Texas House lawmakers filed a sweep of education-related legislation Thursday including a school voucher proposal and a funding bill that would invest $8 billion in public education. The bills are ...
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Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill
The Texas House filed priority legislation on Thursday that would allow some families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition, a bill that will likely rest at the ...
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Texas House creates its own ‘DOGE’ to ‘reduce the size and scope of government’
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 ...
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Here's what UT, Texas A&M said about funding, DEI-ban in first House education hearing
In the first Texas House Committee on Higher Education hearing this session, speakers from Texas university systems boasted of the effect the institutions have on the state's workforce and ...
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Texas House plan for school vouchers deviates from Senate bill
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.
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - A bill filed in the Texas House co-authored by a majority of the chamber is aiming to restrict the use of bathrooms by transgender people in public spaces and may potentially ...
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The Texas House and Senate have dueling school voucher bills. Here are the big differences
Texas House Republicans on Thursday unveiled their private school voucher plan, aligning with the Senate on some key facets of the priority GOP measure but also pushing for more resources to go to ...
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Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to state and local funding
The Texas House filed priority legislation on Thursday that would allow some families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition, a bill that will likely rest at the ...
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Texas Speaker of the House announces committee assignments
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, announced the assignments for the standing committees in the House of Representatives for the 89th legislative session. The Speaker said it ...