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More than half of new Texas classroom teachers who joined the profession last year lacked certification. Education leaders say that's hurting students and district budgets.
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A bill to end Texas' STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, but some lawmakers and educators say they still have questions.
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A national free speech group is suing to block a new Texas law limiting on-campus protests.
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Senate Bill 412, which takes effect Sept. 1, removes affirmative defense protections for Texas teachers and librarians. They could be charged with crimes for providing children with material that is deemed inappropriate.
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Texas film projects that begin after Sept. 1, when Senate Bill 22 goes into effect, will have the opportunity to apply for a grant rebate of up to 31% of the production's qualified in-state spending.
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A Fort Worth lawmaker said on Monday that she can't leave the Texas House chambers because she won't agree to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers, which the GOP speaker is requiring of Democrats who fled the state.
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The clock is ticking down on the Texas special legislative session with one week down and about three to go.
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Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday that would have banned Texas sales of virtually all hemp products containing THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis.
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Governor Greg Abbott previously signaled support for Senate Bill 17 on security grounds. Opponents warn the bill would encourage widespread anti-Asian discrimination.
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Senate Bill 10 would require the display of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms. SB 11 would allow for periods of prayer or Bible reading in public and charter schools. Both are likely to face legal challenges under the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.
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A Texas bill awaiting the governor's signature could reverse the effects of a court ruling that requires prosecutors to go through a state agency before bringing criminal charges against politicians accused of certain ethics law violations.
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A noteworthy bill that failed to pass during the Texas legislative session would have required people to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in the state. Senate Bill 16 fit into a national trend.
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The 89th Texas Legislature could be largely defined and remembered for its conservative push on education policies.
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A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas' K-12 schools is on its way to the governor's desk.
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Texas lawmakers passed the first raise for state judges in more than 10 years in the last hours of the 89th Legislature — after a dispute over the bill's effect on legislators' pensions nearly killed the measure.
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The last day of Texas' 2025 legislative session is here. More than 3,400 bills and resolutions have been passed. Here's a look at some of the most significant items that — barring a veto from Gov. Greg Abbott — could soon become law.
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A legislative effort to scrap the STAAR test to respond to concerns that the test puts unnecessary pressure on students died in the last days of the legislative session.
A bill that would have banned anyone under 18 from using or creating social media accounts appears to be dead in the Texas Legislature after missing a crucial procedural deadline Wednesday night.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will create a special account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, known locally as the “Ike Dike.”
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The Texas Senate passed a bill to eliminate the STAAR test — the state's standardized test for public schools — while also overhauling how schools are rated and limiting legal challenges that have delayed accountability scores in recent years.
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In the middle of the night, the Texas Senate approved a bill strictly defining man and woman based on reproductive organs on a 20-11 party line vote. The bill has already passed the House and will go now to the governor's desk.
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The Texas House on Sunday passed Senate Bill 10, a measure requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom in the state.
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The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would move the state to permanent daylight saving time, ending the long-standing tradition of "springing forward" and "falling back" each year.
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The Texas Legislature is poised to impose sweeping restrictions on how minors use social media, from banning them from signing up for accounts and requiring parental consent to download applications, to placing warning labels about their dangers.
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The Texas House has passed a bill to repeal the state’s law banning “homosexual conduct.” The measure faces steep odds against passage in the Senate, even though the original 1973 law has been unenforceable for more than 20 years.
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Abandoned oil and gas wells can present a significant environmental hazard to their surrounding communities – particularly in West Texas. A bill that would make it easier to plug such wells is on the verge of becoming state law.
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Monday marked the final day for Texas House bills to pass out of committee in time to get a vote on the House floor. Those bills that didn’t make it are now effectively dead.
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Time is running out for the Texas House of Representatives to pass its own bills in the regular session of the 89th Legislature. A series of key deadlines for the chamber to act is coming up this week.
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The Texas Senate approved changes Tuesday to the state's strict abortion ban that both Republicans and Democrats say would clarify medical exceptions and has drawn support from women who were told they could not end their pregnancies despite life-threatening complications.
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A bill pending in the Texas House aims to address some common frustrations with the event ticketing process by making it easier to see the total cost up front. But opponents say the language prioritizes ticket resellers over fans.
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