Will $1 billion for school vouchers be enough? Not in Texas, budget experts say
The $1 billion first year cost could grow to more than $8 billion over the two-year period up in 2029 as more and more ...
Abbott, Burrows promote bill to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program
Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, both Republicans, promoted a bill Tuesday that would create the ...
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Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all, but goals might be at odds
Neither of the Legislature's voucher bills require private schools to accept certain students, which some warn could block ...
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Despite legislative ban, Texas public universities still implementing DEI policies
Despite a state legislative ban, Texas public universities are still implementing so-called diversity, equity and inclusion ...
Greg Abbott's likely voucher victory is nothing to cheer about. Look at Arizona. | Editorial
Don't worry about what vouchers will do to high school football, Abbott says. Just look at Arizona. We did, and it's a state ...
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How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen ...
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How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on illegal immigration
From requiring law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials to forcing state contractors to use E-Verify to ...
Survey: Majority polled, including Black Texans, support ESA becoming reality
A majority of registered voters polled, 63%, support a proposal to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program, ...
WH lambasts ‘head-in-the-sand’ liberal prosecutors after 20 AGs sue to halt DOGE cuts
The White House reacted Monday after 20 attorneys general from New Jersey to California joined a Maryland suit seeking to halt DOGE's cuts to the federal workforce.
Legislation aims to establish separate district attorneys for counties of Sabine, San Augustine
Moran on Putin: "I think that’s where the blame should be. He’s a tyrant. He’s got a tyrannical intentions and expansionist intent." ...
Rewriting Higher Education: How lawmakers want to take university oversight further
Doctor Aquasia Shaw is not usually at a loss for words, but she found herself speechless after a last-minute meeting with ...
SI:AM | Every Team to Clinch a March Madness Berth Thus Far
"AND HIGH POINT REACHES NEW HEIGHTS! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR DIVISION ONE HISTORY, THE PANTHERS WILL PLAY IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT!" Matt Schick with the ESPN2 call as High Point erases a 15-point ...