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Why some Texas House Republicans felt forced to back Gov. Greg Abbott's school vouchers plan
Pearland Republican Jeff Barry has long been skeptical of school vouchers, but on Thursday morning he voted to create what ...
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Abbott gave Trump credit when Texas closed a border site for booking migrants.
Average monthly bookings at the Jim Hogg County facility, located between Laredo and McAllen, has dropped by more than half ...
Texas Republicans Deliver Trump, Abbott Major Win on Education
The Texas House of Representatives voted to give initial approval to a $1 billion program that will see taxpayer money fund ...
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 ...
Texas House gives initial OK to $1B school voucher proposal, rejects call for referendum
Gov. Greg Abbott, who for years has pushed to pass a "school choice" bill in Texas, took a victory lap just seconds after the ...
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Texas Is Poised to Create a Massive Private School Choice Program
After nearly 30 years of stalled efforts, Texas is in line to become the largest state with a universal private school choice ...
Texas’ voucherlike school tuition plan on fast track after Patrick backs latest proposal
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants the Senate to accept the latest version of the school choice proposal that would create education ...
Voucher critics test new strategy at eleventh hour: Let Texas voters decide
An amendment set to be proposed Wednesday would let voters have the final say on whether Texas should subsidize private ...