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Texas Legislative session underway: A look at the first 30 days
The Texas Senate has introduced a comprehensive budget proposal for the 2026-27 biennium, amounting to $332.9 billion. This proposal, encapsulated in Senate Bill 1, emphasizes key areas such as ...
Proposal to give Texas teachers a pay raise moves another step closer
SB 26 expands the Teacher Inventive Allotment (TIA) a merit-based pay program that gives bonuses to top-performing teachers ...
Texas Senate panel approves $140,000 property tax homestead exemption
Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan ...
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Proposed Senate bill aims to create public auto insurance option
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) proposed Senate Bill 1246, a bill aimed at reducing insurance premiums with coverage administered by the Texas Department of Insurance. Gutierrez said ...
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With Texas schools clamoring for more funding, Senate panel weighs targeted appropriations
The Texas Senate’s plan for funding public schools in the next biennium will likely include money allocated for specific programs rather than a large infusion of cash into the state's per ...