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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 ...
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 ...
Texas leads nation in job creation as state workforce rises to record high, Abbott says
Texas' job market showed the strongest growth of any U.S. state over the one-year period ended in March, according to a news ...
With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
Texas’ massive, multibillion-dollar mission to reinforce its border with Mexico helped Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland hire two full-time deputies and three part-timers.