Texas Senate approves bill to create state's own regulatory efficiency office inspired by DOGE
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he prioritized SB14 because he was inspired by President Donald Trump's creation of DOGE.
Migrant crossings have plummeted, but funding for Texas Operation Lone Star unlikely to drop
As per the spending plans under consideration in the Legislature, Texas will spend another $6.5 billion on border security ...
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Billions more for tax relief and border security under budget approved by Texas Senate
Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.
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Texas Senate Proposes Bill for Mandatory 3-Point Seat Belts on School Buses in Wake of Fatal Accident
The Texas Senate bill aims to enforce 3-point seat belts on school buses, removing exemptions for 2-point belts.
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‘Zero tolerance to zero consequences:' Texas Senate bills aim to tighten public school discipline policies
The Texas Senate Education Committee discussed three bills March 25 that senators said would expand public schools’ ability ...
Texas Senate pushing for prayer, Ten Commandments in public schools
The Texas Senate has passed a pair of bills to introduce religion in public schools. One would require the Ten Commandments ...
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Texas officials’ claim that school funding is at an all-time high ignores inflation and temporary federal money
A Tribune analysis also found the state’s share of the funds that schools receive per student significantly decreased in the ...
Texas lawmakers propose new regulations to protect the power grid from huge data center demand growth
Senate Bill 6 is a priority bill of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to strengthen the Texas power grid as data centers come to the state ...