Bill to cut Texas property taxes advances to Senate
A bill aimed at lowering property taxes unanimously passed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday with bipartisan support, according ...
Texas eyes homestead exemption raise, property tax cut. How much could homeowners save?
A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out of committee Tuesday.
Texas Senate passes bill to allocate $1 billion in tax dollars for private school tuition
"The Texas Senate's passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, with $1 ...
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Texas Senate passes bill creating $1 billion school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over SB 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so that they could expedite ...
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Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a Republican-backed bill that sailed through the Senate. Under Senate Bill 2, families could receive $ ...
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School voucher bill gets fast-tracked in Texas Senate
BRYAN, Texas ... Bill 2 propose? Senate Bill 2 establishes the state’s education savings account program. An education savings account is a taxpayer funded ‘bank account’ that parents use to ...
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Texas Senate passes SB 2 to create Education Savings Accounts
AUSTIN, Texas — After hours of debate on Wednesday, state senators passed the first bill of the session, Senate Bill 2. SB 2 would create Education Savings Accounts (ESA), that would allow Texas ...
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Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay
AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday night, the Texas Senate took action on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts, or what opponents call vouchers. However, some are raising ...
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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program
The vote on Senate Bill 2 also comes less than a week since the Texas Senate Education Committee quickly moved the bill forward. SB 2 now heads to the Texas House for consideration. Texas ...