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
"That's correct…but no, it's not in the ESA bill." - Creighton Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) questions Sen. Brandon Creighton on school safety in the context of Creighton's school vouchers bill on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. 1:45 p.m.- "To call this a voucher bill is a...
AUSTIN —Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas that by Feb. 5, the Texas Senate will approve a bill to provide $1 billion in taxpayer money to thousands of students statewide to attend private school. The measure,known as SB 2, passed out of the Senate Education K-16 Committee Tues...
Texas bill increasing public school funding and teacher pay gets initial House approval Updated: Apr. 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM GMT+8| By Jaden Edison and Jasper Scherer The Texas House is debating bills that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program and give public schools more ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Texas Senate to pass bill for private school tuition A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school in 2027. Jan 30 Tesla earnings miss Wall Street expectations despite record sales ...
Texas Senate passes bill requiring coverage of adverse effects from gender-affirming care Gov. Greg Abbott’s school money bill just needs his approval after Texas Senate vote Lawsuit aims to stop Texas Lottery from banning courier ticket purchases ...
Bill Analysis: SB 844By John Bonura|February 11, 2025 Local GovernmentShare Ninety percent of Texans believe that housing affordability is an issue in their part of the state. Overburdensome regulations can account for over 20% of the initial cost of housing. Considering the difficulty that ...
The main bill up for discussion was Dan Patrick’s SB 23, which would establish the Texas Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program. It would allow certain organizations to award scholarships to pay educational expenses for eligible students in public elementary or secondary schools to attend private or ...
Lawmakers postponed advancing the bill, and it will remain pending in its committee. Earlier Tuesday afternoon, a group of LGBTQ advocates held a press conference in opposition to SB2. Anne Liberman, a non-binary former athlete, said “sports saved her life” growing up ...
KLTV-TV’s story helped bring this to the attention of State Senator Kevin Eltife, who sponsored a bill requiring direct access to 9-1-1 from certain telephone systems. Representative Chris Paddie introduced Texas Statehouse SB 788 (aka Kari’s Law) in the House. It is now ready for ...