Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss 'gerrymandered' legislative map
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the ...
Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.
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Texas Senate proposes extensive school voucher-like program with $1 billion price tag
Republicans in the Texas Senate unveiled their proposal for a school voucher-like program Friday with the filing of Senate Bill 2. The bill would create education savings accounts, or ESAs ...
Republican-controlled Texas House and Senate to debate prayer in schools
State Rep. David Spiller, a Republican in Jacksboro, wants all public schools in Texas to have designated prayer and Bible ...
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Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling
Two days after the Texas Senate pledged $1 billion for a school voucher program, Sen. Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that would offer $10,000 for most children who enroll in private school ...
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Abbott calls on Congress to reimburse Texas for border security efforts
Greg Abbott on Thursday called on Congress to reimburse Texas for its border security operation, Operation Lone Star. Abbott sent letters to the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate and entire ...
With Dems barred as committee chairs, Texas House looks more like Congress
Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...
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School choice, teacher pay and property tax relief found in Texas budget proposals this session
AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas lawmakers laid out their ... but from what was in the budget proposals. Both the House and Senate rolled out their plans this week. Each wants to give $1 billion ...
Texas Senate begins debating school vouchers
The school voucher debate officially started today in the Texas Senate. The new proposal would set aside a billion dollars ...
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North Texas school districts grapple with new immigration enforcement directive
NORTH TEXAS — Now that immigration authorities can enter schools to make arrests, districts in North Texas are trying to determine how the directive will impact their students. The Department of ...
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How key Republican senators are responding to Trump allies' primary threats
DES MOINES, Iowa — From activists on the far right to Elon Musk, allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back his ...