U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to resist moves to water down “school choice” proposals.

Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice ...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has made enacting a "school choice" plan his top priority for 2025. But an Austin Democrat is ...

Texas has been trying to pass school vouchers since 1995, but the bills keep failing each session. Now, Abbott gets what he ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get ...

Texas lawmakers are considering a plan to help parents move their children from public to private school using ...

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The odds are stacked in Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s favor for the passing of school vouchers. Grayson county school officials share their concerns about them passing at the Texas house level. Grayson ...

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The Democratic Party controls the upper chamber, while the Republican Party controls the lower chamber of the state legislature. As of February 14, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 ...

The Democratic Party controls both chambers of the state legislature. As of February 14, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments where neither ...