This is not just a funding bill, it’s a long-term commitment to the future of public education. Conroe Senator Brandon Creighton By Richard Lee/Special to ETR The Senate gave final approval to an agreement negotiated between both chambers on how to deliver $8.5 billion in new school funding. “Our two chambers, the House and the […]
Governor Abbott’s #1 priority is to keep Texans SAFE – that’s why he started this legislative session declaring bail reform one of his Emergency Items outlined in his State of the State Address. Texas must pass bail reform to put an end to easy bail policies that let dangerous criminals back on our streets. Sophia […]
The answer isn’t to give 100,000 children a lottery ticket to go to a private school or somewhere else and leave the other 5.3 or 5.4 million children trapped in underperforming schools, the answer is to invest and improve. José Menéndez – San Antonio Senator By Richard Lee The Senate on Thursday concurred in House […]
Bail Reforms, Pay hike for teachers, Expansion of teacher incentive allotments. By Richard Lee The Senate passed a number of bills this week intended to keep dangerous criminals behind bars instead of free on bail. Since 2021, 162 new homicide cases have been filed in Harris County alone where the defendant is alleged to have […]
Governor Greg Abbott said he would veto any school finance legislation that did not contain school choice provisions. By Richard Lee/Special to ETR The Senate approved a bill on Friday that would allocate hundreds of millions of state dollars to help school districts comply with new school safety requirements. Bill author and Houston Senator Joan […]
Adoption gains momentum in the Lone Star state. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced the new “Support Adoption” License Plate and Support Adoption Grant Program, administered by the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), which will provide funds to eligible non-profits offering adoption services. The Support Adoption program was instituted by Senate Bill 2376, […]
