The measure, which received unanimous approval from the Senate with a 31-0 vote, now advances to the House for further consideration. However, the House is working on its own public education bill that also calls for increasing teacher salaries. In 2024, the average salary for Texas teacher...
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...
The Texas Senate passed the Bitcoinstrategic reserve bill SB-21 in a 25-5 vote on March 6, following a fierce debate on the state Senate floor. Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner, whointroduced the legislation, argued for the bill and said it would help Texas shore up its balance sheet...
2023: Passage of Senate Bill 412, codifying federal protections from discrimination for pregnant and parenting students at the state level. 2023: Passage of Senate Bill 459, offering priority college class registration for students parenting children under 18 years old. 2023: Increased funding to the...
known as Senate Bill 3. Drawn up in response to the devastating power outages that left much of the state freezing during the worst winter storm in the state’s recent memory, this sweeping overhaul of the electric grid received unanimous support in the Texas Senate before advancing to the ...
Texas Senate Passes Education Tax Credit Scholarship BillThe Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), the tax credit scholarship bill that will allow low income and special needs families who are in failing public schools to get assistance to pay for private tuition.Breitbart...
Georgia's state Senate leadership caught their House counterparts by surprise when the Senate adjourned earlier than expected on Friday Associated PressApril 5, 2025 The Frenzied 24 Hours When Venezuelan Migrants in the US Were Shipped to an El Salvador Prison ...
Texas Senate passes Bitcoin strategic reserve bill Mar 06, 2025 byVince Quill According to Bitcoin Laws, a total of 32 Bitcoin strategic reserve bills have been introduced in 24 US states at the time of writing. 26631 Analysis Crypto bills stack up across the US, from Bitcoin reserves to tas...
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
A South Carolina Senate committee has rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state’s top doctor after hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic Associated PressApril 3, 2025 Transgender Student's Arrest for Violating Florida Bathroom Law Is Thought to Be a...