Texas Senate panel approves $140,000 property tax homestead exemption
Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a ...
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With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session
Since the law’s passage in 2023, universities across the state have shuttered DEI offices and efforts. Those offices sought to help Black, Latino, LGBTQ+ and other underrepresented students adjust to ...
Texas GOP senators want Ten Commandments in classrooms, time for prayer and Bible reading
Republican Texas lawmakers are renewing a push to infuse a greater religious influence in the state's public schools with a ...