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Texas, Senate and bail

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.

KERA News · 2d

Texas lawmaker's bail reform bill package heads to House after easy path through Senate

The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules around bail in Texas. The proposals, which are among Gov. Greg Abbott's top priorities this year,

Texas House, school voucher

Houston Chronicle · 1d

The Texas House and Senate have dueling school voucher bills. Here are the big differences

The House bill filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley would offer private school vouchers to all Texas students, including home-schoolers.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 1d

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 · 1d

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.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

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 ...

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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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'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 ...

Lawmakers push to address EMS challenges in small Texas counties

Lawmakers in Texas have introduced two bills they hope will provide critical funding for rural emergency medical services. If ...

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Debate Over Third-Party Lottery Sales Erupts in Texas as Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Action

Texas lawmakers consider regulating third-party lottery ticket sales after an Austin resident's $83.5M win through a courier ...

FOX 7 Austin on MSN1d

Teacher pay raise bill sails through Texas Senate committee

The Texas Senate Education Committee is set to hear comments on a bill that would increase teacher pay. The bill would create ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

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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Democrats split over Gov. Abbott's request for Congress to reimburse Texas for its border security efforts

Democrats from North Texas disagree about whether Congress should pay back the State of Texas billions of dollars that it ...

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