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University of Texas regents approve creation of new college to house Civitas Institute at UT-Austin
The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously voted Thursday to create a new college at the University of Texas at Austin...
May 3, 2023


Texas Legislature pursues innovative bipartisan health care
With each passing year, access to affordable health care is a barrier to more and more Texas families and a greater strain on employers’...
May 2, 2023


Vote on Texas Bill Banning Gender Affirming Care Delayed
What was supposed to be an hour-long debate, lasted just minutes on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives. NBC 5 political...
May 2, 2023


Why the School Choice Revolution Should Give Americans Reason for Optimism
Americans are in a sour, pessimistic mood. A recent Gallup poll shows that about eight out of ten adults believe rough economic times are...
May 2, 2023


Governor Abbott continues ‘school choice’ tour in Houston, faces protest over comments on Cleveland
Gov. Greg Abbott’s Houston visit continued a months-long tour of private schools and churches across Texas. He pushed for the creation of...
May 2, 2023


Students pay as Texas school districts violate ‘threat assessment law’
Jalen and his mom Savannah wanted a fresh start when they moved to Conroe for Jalen’s sophomore year of high school. Separated from a...
May 2, 2023


School Finance Bill in Tense Standoff at Capitol
The fates of Texas school funding and an unpopular voucher program are currently at a standstill in the Texas capital. Currently, the...
May 1, 2023


San Marcos CISD voters asked to approve tax recapture in May 6 election
In addition to bond propositions, voters within San Marcos CISD will decide whether to voluntarily send property tax revenue collected in...
Apr 30, 2023


'We live paycheck to paycheck' | Central Texas school districts, teachers call on lawmakers for more
It is a hard time to be a teacher in Texas – that is the story Austin ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year Kari Johnston is sharing. She...
Apr 30, 2023


Lt. Gov Dan Patrick not willing to negotiate with Texas House’s ‘bad math’ on property tax relief
With about a month left in the regular session of the Texas Legislature, there is tension among the state’s top leaders. Texas Lt. Gov....
Apr 26, 2023


Proposed ban on corporal punishment in Texas schools fails again
Texas lawmakers on Wednesday voted against a bill that would prohibit public school employees from using corporal punishment on students....
Apr 26, 2023


House-Senate animosity bubbles over with clashes on property taxes, education
With threats of a special session and a derisive moniker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tries to pressure the House speaker into acting on his...
Apr 25, 2023


Woke Faculty at West Texas A&M Condemns its Rebellious President
A vote facilitated by the faculty senate at West Texas A&M in Canyon has condemned WT President Walter Wendler for not towing the woke...
Apr 25, 2023


Texas House advances $4.5 billion school funding bill
In a promising sign for cash-strapped Texas schools, the Texas House on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a school finance bill that...
Apr 25, 2023


“OUCH-ers!”: Abbott Marginalizes Himself With Voucher Push
Whispers around the Capitol are that Gov. Greg Abbott is succeedingly marginalizing himself with his “school choice” crusade, which has...
Apr 25, 2023


Texas House attacks teacher shortage, Texas Senate attacks trans-health care
A bid to ease the worsening teacher shortage has earned overwhelming approval in the Texas House. HB-11 authorizes nearly a half billion...
Apr 25, 2023


House-Senate animosity bubbles over with clashes on property taxes, education
As legislative leaders quarrel over some of the session’s biggest issues, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has taken to flashing two wads of cash in...
Apr 25, 2023


Texas House approves bills to add panic buttons, armed security to all schools
Three bills to enhance school safety across the state passed out of the Texas House on April 25. The bills would increase funding for...
Apr 24, 2023


Senate bills that could impact the higher education landscape see strides in Austin
After several weeks of public testimony and debate, the Texas Senate has passed Senate Bills (SB) 17 and 18, which will affect diversity,...
Apr 24, 2023


Texas education board could ban textbooks that discuss gender identity under proposed bill
Other legislation this session has targeted school library books, which are optional reading materials, but House Bill 1804 might be the...
Apr 24, 2023
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