Certain school district property tax incentives would be eliminated from state code if a bill filed in the Texas House were to pass.
The states allege that the decision to end the Migrant Protection Protocols was “arbitrary and capricious.”
The Maintenance and Operations rate is the main factor in the property taxes citizens pay, and a new bill aims to eliminate it for school districts.
"Without my consent, my ex-wife just transitioned my son to a girl," Jeff Younger, father of James, said in his testimony.
A school district in North Texas adjusted the total of its bond package after the proposal failed in November. Voters will be asked to approve $746 million in bonds on May 1.
A representative of CrimeStoppers said that since 2018, killings in Harris County by individuals free on bond have more than doubled.
There have been more than half a million enforcement encounters in the southwest region so far this fiscal year.
The bills share a similar goal: confining the teaching role to engaging students with substantial subject matter.
Approaching two years since its first recission of the public grounds camping and laying prohibition, the City of Austin continues its efforts to reduce the unsheltered homeless population.
According to Speaker Phelan, the slate of bills is the first wave of this session's health care-related priority legislation.
Six states have passed laws to let athletes profit from endorsements, and twelve other states have taken up the issue this year.
A majority of Americans are concerned about illegal immigration and disapprove of Biden’s handling of immigration and border security.
The discretionary portion of the Senate's budget is below the population plus inflation line.
The board president and vice-president were indicted based on text messages related to the cultural competence action plan that has been a source of controversy in the district.
One of several parents suing Katy ISD over student mask policy was ejected from a public board meeting for not following mask and social distancing protocols.
The number of alleged election fraud offenses is still dwarfed by the number of votes cast in the most recent statewide elections.
Two years after the marquee property tax reform of the 2019 session, some lawmakers look to continue to build toward more changes.
After Governor Greg Abbott gave the order to open the state, the TEA said school boards have the power to vote out their mask mandates.
The Del Rio border patrol sector is experiencing considerably more illegal immigration than last fiscal year.
The Texas legislature has one constitutional mandate every session: to pass a balanced budget.
