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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows discusses school vouchers; states support for Rep. Cole Hefner’s foreign-owned land bill
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) spoke his support for various education-related bills, including the recently ...
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Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law
The program — which reserves one-fifth of the $1 billion budget for families making about $160,000 per year or more — will ...
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House Speaker says Public School Funding Legislation, not School Choice, is 'the biggest bill we will pass this session'
DALLAS — Speaker Dustin Burrows has led the Texas House for three months now, and he’s already accomplished something none of his predecessors could: pushing school vouchers across the finish ...
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Abbott signs first bill of session into law, creating a Texas DOGE
The first bill to reach Abbott’s desk this session creates a regulation-cutting state agency under the purview of the ...
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Rep. Burrows survives attempt to oust him for Texas House speakership with majority support
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows retained his position after a challenge from Rep. Brian Harrison. Harrison's resolution to remove Burrows, alleging violations of House rules and the Texas ...
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Texas lawmakers ditch discussion on controversial bill that would make abortion murder
A bill that would apply the same penalties for abortion in Texas as homicide was removed from a committee schedule on Tuesday ...
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Gov. Abbott signs Texas DOGE bill
Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Texas DOGE bill on Wednesday. Abbott will hold a bill signing at 1 p.m. Wednesday. AUSTIN, Texas ...
Governor Abbott signs first bill of session, creates ‘Texas DOGE’
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a first piece of legislation from this session into law. It originates from Senate Bill 14 and creates the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, ...