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Texas, Senate and bail reform

Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with felonies in jail until trial

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In bipartisan vote, Texas Senate passes package of bail reform legislation

It is the third time the Texas Senate has passed bail reform bills. The bills died in the House the previous times.

AOL · 1d

Texas Senate passes bipartisan bill to implement bail reform

The Texas Senate passed a bipartisan bill with nearly unanimous support to implement statewide bail reform. Gov. Greg Abbott listed bail reform as an emergency item for the legislature to pass. Lt. Gov.

Texas House, school voucher

Houston Chronicle · 23h

Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill

Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student from the state and local sources.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 9h

Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'

Texas House lawmakers filed a sweep of education-related legislation Thursday including a school voucher proposal and a funding bill that would invest $8 billion in public education. The bills are the House’s answer to the Texas Senate’s swift action early this session to advance education legislation,

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 12h

Texas House unveils its own 'school choice' legislation with House Bill 2, 3

Like the Texas Senate, the House calls for a cash incentive paid from taxes for families who want to switch their kids from public to private school. But unlike the Senate, the House tied the amount of that incentive to public school funding.

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Texas Senate Approves Controversial Bail Reform Measures Amid Concerns Over Constitutionality and Public Safety

The Texas Senate passed bail reform measures tightening policies for violent crime suspects, moving towards the House. The bills could restrict bail eligibility and allow denial of bail for some ...

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Bill to raise pay for Texas teachers advances in Senate; committee vote is unanimous

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN18h

Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises based on experience and performance

The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...

Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas

Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...

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Texas senator questions Travis County DA's handling of serious crimes amid reduced bond controversy

The concerns come as the Texas Senate passed legislation that would give judges more tools to deny bail for people charged ...

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Texas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent after NBC News investigation

The University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected and leased out hundreds of poor people’s bodies without their ...

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'Texas-sized' relief: Senate passes $22.7 billion school property tax cut package

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Texas Teacher Retirement System leader says Senate voucher proposal would not harm retirement funds

A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...

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