Journalism in the Americas27d
Republican Senate Primary Vote Choice (February 2024)
The June 2023 University of Texas / Texas Politics Project poll included extensive questioning about the performance of state leaders during the 2023 Legislative session. State on the Wrong Track For ...
The Texas Tribune6d
Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate. The Texas ...
Houston Public Media6d
Texas Senate proposes extensive school voucher-like program with $1 billion price tag
Republicans in the Texas Senate unveiled their proposal for a school voucher-like program Friday with the filing of Senate Bill 2. The bill would create education savings accounts, or ESAs ...
NBC DFW13d
Texas Republican Senators fill 68% of committee appointments
As President of the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) on Friday announced his committee appointments for the 89th Legislature. “I’m proud to serve as President of the Texas Senate and ...
Austin American-Statesman5d
Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling
Two days after the Texas Senate pledged $1 billion for a school voucher program, Sen. Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that would offer $10,000 for most children who enroll in private school ...
Houston Chronicle8d
Texas 2026 budget includes $1B for school vouchers, $6.5B for border security
Notably, according to reports, Patrick and Sheridan had dinner together, and back in October, Sheridan told the Texas Senate Committee on Finance that their investment would influence the number ...
CBS News8d
Texas House, Senate propose new money for school choice, extra funding for public schools, & more property tax relief
AUSTIN – The Texas House and Senate released their proposed budgets for 2026 and 2027, and lawmakers told CBS News Texas they liked how similar the two chambers' spending plans are. "It's ...
Dallas Morning News11d
Relations between leaders of the Texas Senate and House are already off to a rocky start
“Each of these bills will be passed again by the Texas Senate,” Patrick said in the statement. “The voters will hold our new speaker accountable to keep his promise of being the most ...
KVUE6d
Texas Senate’s school voucher proposal would give families $10K to fund private school
School choice is a high-priority issue for Texas Republican leaders, and lawmakers in the Senate filed their formal proposal in the Senate Friday morning. The upper chamber's proposal, Senate Bill ...
AOL8d
State budget bill filed in Texas Senate, allocates $1 billion to school choice
SB 1 is the Texas Senate’s proposed state budget for the 2026-2027 biennium and written by Huffman, members of the Finance Committee and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s budget team.
The Texas Tribune10d
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion over when doctors may terminate pregnancies. Audio recording is ...