In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto homeowners
Texans who fall behind on property taxes face one of nation's most punitive systems, where private companies can tack up to ...
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In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners
Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection ...
Texas House bill would weaken renters' rights, advocates say
AUSTIN - A proposal before the Texas Legislature billed as a way to clamp down on squatters would reduce legal protections ...
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Why experts say 24-hour education committee likely won't impact legislation's final outcome
"Governor Abbott has invested too much time, too much energy, and too much money to not let this pass, and unlike the case with previous sessions where the speaker of the House was indifferent or in ...
Greg Abbott faces moment of truth on private school voucher debate
Burrows, with Abbott by his side, called it a “monumental day” for the school choice movement. While the Texas House and ...
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 ...
Texas House draws crowds as work begins on bill using public money for private school
The Texas Legislature’s biggest political fight drew hundreds of people to the Capitol complex Tuesday to have their voices ...
Hundreds show up to testify at public hearing for Texas House's Education Savings Account proposal
Under House Bill 3, students in the program would receive funding for private school tuition equal to 85% of the average funding public schools get per student.
Texas Legislature to weigh bill that could expedite evictions, limit tenant protections
As a committee of the Texas Legislature prepares to discuss a bill framed as a solution to squatting, housing advocates and ...
Texas House school vouchers bill would cost $10 billion by 2030, analysis finds
The spotlight is on the Texas House of Representatives, where an education committee took up and is expected to pass its ...
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Texas House committee holds hearing on school choice bill as becomes top legislative priority
Governor Greg Abbott has named the issue an emergency item and listed it atop his legislative priorities. In Tuesday's House Education Committee hearing, the passion for and against the measure was ...
House committee members clash over details of proposed Texas school voucher bill
Members of the House Committee on Public Education clashed over the details of a school voucher bill — a topic that for the past couple of years has driven a wedge in the Republican Party and prompted ...