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What are school vouchers in Texas? What to know about Senate Bill 2

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed school voucher program.

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Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

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Texas senators file bill for more property tax relief

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to increase the residence homestead exemption

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Texas senator proposes cutting property taxes by raising homestead exemption

Legislation raising Texas’ property tax homestead exemption to $140,000 was filed in the Texas Senate on Friday, offering the first look at how the Legislature may handle one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency agenda items.

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Texas Senate proposes bigger Homestead Exemption

Senate Bill 4 would increase the Homestead Exemption from $100,000 to $140,000. USAID signs pulled from HQ as judge puts 'limited' block on Trump bid to dismantle agency 6 Bear Species Ranked From Least to Most Dangerous Trump says Nippon will invest heavily in U.

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Who represents me in the Texas Legislature?

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

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Texas Senate proposes increasing the homestead exemption to $140k

Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead ...

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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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Dan Patrick is on a mission at the Legislature to rein in Texas' hemp industry

Texans gained access to consumable hemp products in 2019 when the Legislature legalized their production and sale following a ...

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More Texas tax relief ahead? SB 4 to add onto historic property tax relief

Texas Senator Paul Bettencourt announced on Friday he's filed a bill in an effort to increase the residence homestead ...

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Texas lawmaker looks to block certain countries from owning land in state

A bill filed by Rep. Jeff Leach would prevent countries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran from buying property in ...

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There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature. But what do they do?

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up ...

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Local school districts brace for changes as Senate Bill 2 clears Texas Senate

Senate Bill 2 (S-B-2), a controversial piece of legislation aimed at addressing funding and growth challenges in Texas’ ...

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Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay

According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...

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Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

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