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School vouchers, THC ban, property tax cuts: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did in the 2025 regular session
Texas Lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative regular session this week. See a conclusive list of everything done by the GOP ...
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RECAP: Texas legislative session ends with key changes to schools, taxes, and criminal justice
The regular Texas Legislative session wrapped up Monday, June 2, ushering in impactful changes across public education, ...
Texas GOP scores legislative wins, shifting immigration, education costs
A $1 billion voucher program, touted as “the largest school-choice program in American history,” will go toward students’ ...
Critics: Texas legislature passes 'California style budgeting'
() – On the third to last day of session, the Texas legislature advanced a two-year $338 billion budget that fiscal ...
2025 Could Be The Year Texas Ends Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
School choice might not be the only major reform that finally gets to Governor Abbott’s desk this year, after being stymied in the House for the better part of a decade.
El Paso Times1mon
School finance reform bill passes Texas Senate, but it won't be funded via sales tax hike
The Texas Senate ... to the sales tax and is not contingent upon a sales tax," Taylor said. Instead, the bill creates a separate "Tax Reduction and Excellence in Education Fund" to fund ...
The one-two punch working parents need for educational choice
Congress needs to replicate what innovative states have done and use education savings accounts dollars to fund 529s for ...
Texas Legislature approves $338 billion two-year spending plan with a focus on property tax relief
A boost in public school spending, school vouchers, and money for water systems are other highlights of the state budget, ...