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Texas Senate OKs bill to review higher education curriculum, limit faculty senates

Senate Bill 37 would limit the role and size of faculty senates and bar institutional racism, identity politics in core curriculum.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 2d

Will the Texas Senate join the House’s efforts to advance workforce education statewide?

Workforce advocates say Texas House Bill 120 could create more early college high school programs for students seeking hands-on training.

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Texas Senate approves bill limiting which flags can be displayed in classrooms

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave approval to a bill that would restrict which flags can be displayed in public school classrooms. Senate Bill 762, sponsored by State Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels), passed with a vote of 23-8.

Texas House, school vouchers

The New York Times · 2d

Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program

The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school, home-school or virtual learning.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

See how Texas House members voted on school vouchers

The House approved historic legislation that would implement school vouchers in Texas. Here’s how each representative voted.

Yahoo · 16h

The Texas House passed school choice. What comes next?

The Texas House finally passed school choice, but their bill differs from what the Texas Senate passed. Now the two sides will meet to hash out the differences.

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Matthew McConaughey-backed film incentive bill gets Texas Senate approval

Texas Senate passes bill with a star-studded cast of supporters that would pump billions into a fund to boost movie-making in ...

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More oversight of state colleges, rollback of faculty influence clears Texas Senate

An effort to give politically-connected appointees more control over state universities — including over what’s taught and ...

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Cornyn and Paxton could each win their hotly contested Texas Senate GOP primary, a look how

Whoever wins the March primary will become the Republican nominee and face a Democrat. So far, former Dallas Congressman ...

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Now that Paxton is running for US Senate, who will run for open Texas attorney general seat?

Freshman state Rep. Mitch Little, a Lewisville Republican who before being elected to the Texas House was part of Paxton's ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Texas Senate approves bill that could reshape how history and race are taught in state universities

An overhauled version of Senate Bill 37 would also allow anyone to file complaints that could lead schools to lose funds.

Bill to remove short-barreled guns from banned weapons list gets initial approval by Texas Senate

A public hearing on Monday on an identical bill in the Texas House drew survivors and victims' families from school shootings in Uvalde and Santa Fe to Austin.

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Early battle lines drawn in Republican primary throwdown for Texas’ US Senate seat

John Cornyn faces the toughest challenge of his political career as he seeks a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. Standing in his ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Legislation could undermine Texas' power grid ability to meet forecasted demand

The state grid’s operator said the current regulation will allow it to meet future demands. The state's main electric grid ...

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