"The Texas Senate's passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, with $1 billion in funding for 100,000 students," Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a statement Wednesday night.
The Texas Senateunanimously passed Senate Bill 26on Wednesday, seeking toprovide substantial pay raisesfor teachers statewide.Lt. Gov. Dan PatrickCBS News TexasTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, emphasized his support for well-compensated teachers and reiterated that he v...
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My name is Tom Lindsay. I’m the distinguished research fellow in higher education at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, testifying in support of the bill. When I entered the job market as a newly minted Ph.D. in the late 80s, tenure was what we wanted
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Friday aimed at delivering financial relief for many Kentuckians by capping their out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
The Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve legislation was introduced in January as a Bitcoin-only bill that did not mention the acquisition of other digital assets. However, in February, the bill was refiled with broader language to reflect thepotential inclusion of other digital assets. ...
The A&M System plans to allocate $45 million to Texas A&M University-San Antonio to build a public health and education building after the Texas Legislature approved Senate Bill 52, a bill that would provide funds for higher education. The bill is pending Gov. Abbott’s endorsement. The ...
Dear Chairman Flores and committee members, My name is Zach Whiting, and I am a policy director at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of SB 20. Below is an excerpt from our comprehensive research paper
The so called “Women’s Health Protection Act” (WHPA) that would have banned all Pro-Life laws across the country, failed in the U.S. Senate today. The bill died with 49 voting for and 51 voting against this bill which would have radically altered U.S. law to ban any and all res...
Under the bill, crypto firms participating in a programintended to compensate themfor load reductions on Texas’ power grid would be capped for anticipated demand of “less than 10 percent of the total load required by all loads in the program.” Certain crypto mining companies would also not...