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Texas Senate passes historic school voucher bill, sends to Gov. Abbott's desk
Texas Senators, guided by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, voted to approve the Texas House-changed school voucher bill, teeing it up ...
Texas 'school choice' clears final hurdle. Voucher program heads to Gov. Abbott's desk.
The $1 billion proposal, which proponents call school choice, would give students roughly $10,500 in taxpayer money for ...
TX school voucher bill heads to Governor Greg Abbott. What parents should know
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks to a group of event attendees for his Parent Empowerment Night event where he advocated for ...
‘School choice’ vote shows Greg Abbott’s growing power in Texas Legislature
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is a step closer to signing into law a voucherlike program that would use taxpayer money to help ...
Gov. Greg Abbott expands Texas border wall in new deal with Laredo, even as crossings plummet
Border crossings have plummeted in Texas, but that isn't stopping Gov. Greg Abbott from building more border walls, even in ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders flags flown at half-staff to honor Pope Francis
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags in Texas immediately lowered to half-staff in honor of Pope Francis, who ...
Early Texas hospital data shows millions spent in care for non-U.S. citizens
Preliminary data shows that “tens of thousands” of patients who were not “lawfully” in the United States were treated by Texas hospitals in recent months and the cost for their care is in the millions ...
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Executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission resigns following investigations
Ryan Mindell stepped down just days after marking one year as executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. Over the ...