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House, STAAR and Texas

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Texas House, Senate will seek middle ground on bill to scrap STAAR test
The chambers differ on how much power districts should have to push back in courts over their accountability ratings. They risk keeping STAAR by default if they don’t reach an agreement.

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Bill that would replace STAAR test clears Texas House and Senate
Texas colleges will soon be able to pay their athletes

Texas, House Bill and public school classrooms

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Many North Texas teachers will see pay increases under bill headed to the governor
House Bill 2 includes $4.2 billion in state funds for raising teachers' pay. It is headed to the governor's desk after the House agreed to amendments Thursday.

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Texas bill banning phones in classrooms heads to governor's desk
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Texas will require public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments under bill headed to governor

Texas THC Ban: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick promotes bill

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Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Ban All THC Products: What’s Next for the Industry?
Senate Bill 3, a controversial measure that would ban all THC products in Texas, has officially passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature. The bill is now on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, where he will make the final decision on whether it becomes law.

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Texas Bill Would Ban Social Media for Minors. Here's What That Would Mean
Texas THC Ban: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick promotes bill: FULL
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A bill to air-condition all Texas prisons likely to fail again in the Senate
For a third consecutive time, a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning has likely died in the Texas Senate.
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Texas bill to ban minors from social media likely dead after missed deadline
HB 186 missed a key procedural deadline Wednesday night, halting one of the nation’s most aggressive social media ...
Texas sheriffs may soon enforce federal immigration warrants under new bill
Texas sheriffs could soon be required to collaborate more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
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Texas GOP’s bill requiring voters to prove citizenship stalls in House
Senate Bill 16 is imperiled after missing a deadline in the House. It was among the most sweeping proof-of-citizenship ...
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Texas abortion pill bill stalls in House as legislative session nears end
Texas lawmakers consider bill allowing $100,000 lawsuits against abortion pill distributors, but time is running out as the ...
Historic public school funding bill clears Texas House, awaits Gov. Abbott's signature
The Texas House has passed the largest public school funding increase in state history, sending the measure to Gov. Greg ...
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Texas bill aims to prevent more orphan wells that spew methane and brine
There are thousands of abandoned wells across the country, and governments are often forced to pick up the cost of plugging ...
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Texas bill allowing smaller homes on smaller lots amid housing affordability crunch advances in House
Senate Bill 15, a top priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is part of a broad push by lawmakers to put a dent in the state’s ...