Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.
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Texas Senate passes bill creating $1 billion school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...
Texas Senate passes school voucher bill: 'Largest launch in American history'
By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...
Texas House Speaker Burrows discusses water, school choice and small business priorities
With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.
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The Capitol’s Ultimate Insider Has Had Enough
He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...
Gov. Greg Abbott sets an agenda that could succeed, but the Capitol is a volatile place
Throughout his 10 years as governor, Abbott has experienced highs and lows in getting his agenda passed. Now, after a 2024 ...
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After speaker’s race loss, Texas lawmaker gets back to business with anti-crime bill
Mansfield Republican David Cook is taking the lead on legislation to fight “jugging” thefts, robberies targeting people near ...
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The Capitol’s Ultimate Insider Has Seen It All
He has covered state politics for 36 years, 27 of them as owner of the Quorum Report, a subscription-only website that trades ...
The angry online attacks targeting the Texas House speaker’s race? This firm says they were bots
The bot accounts blasted Texas state Rep. Dustin Burrows as a “RINO,” “traitor,” and “Democrat shill,” and they promised GOP ...
WATCH: Speaker Dustin Burrows discusses legislative agenda with KCBD
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke to KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks Thursday about his election to ...
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GOP pushes for penalties after Burrows wins Speaker race: ‘We’re going to keep our word’
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A contentious vote Tuesday ended a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin Burrows won the vote for House Speaker. But some of ...
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Texas Democrats hope to benefit after boosting Dustin Burrows to House speaker
Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, and David Cook, R-Mansfield, after Burrows won the vote for speaker. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas ...