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How could Texas’ new child care laws impact students and parents?
Child care matters in Texas because without it, parents cannot work and contribute to the state’s booming economy, alongside ...
Texas Lawmakers Pull Funding for Child Identification Kits Again After Newsrooms Report They Don’t Work
For the second legislative session, lawmakers have withdrawn funding for a company selling kits that promise to help find ...
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$8.5 billion Texas public education funding plan is now law. Here’s how it works.
Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools, offering relief to ...
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Texas lawmakers pull funding for child identification kits again after newsrooms report they don’t work
In 2021, Republican state Sen. Donna Campbell authored a bill that created a Texas child safety program. The measure all but guaranteed any state funding would go to Hansmire’s business whenever ...
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$8.5 billion Texas public education funding plan is now law. Here’s how it works.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2, allocating $8.5 billion to public schools. The bill targets funding for teacher and staff pay raises, special education and school safety. Funding ...
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Texas public schools are set to get an $8.5 billion funding boost. Here’s the plan.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign an $8.5 billion school funding bill into law. Here's what will be impacted.
Education advocates told to back Senate’s funding plan or get less: Capitol Letter
Jerry Cirino, the Lake County Republican over the Senate Finance Committee, told school officials to back the Senate’s ...
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Legislative session brought transformative changes to Texas schools
Texas’ 2025 legislative session will likely be remembered for its education agenda. Lawmakers advanced bills that will have a ...