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6 days ago | 
gazettextra.com | Talia Richman |Philip Jankowski |Aaron Torres
DALLAS - In a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children's private school education. The historic vote, which followed a marathon day of deliberations, represents a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made "school choice" a top legislative priority, arguing families need financial help out of public schools that fail to meet their kids' needs.
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1 week ago | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Talia Richman |Philip Jankowski |Aaron Torres
DALLAS - In a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children's private school education. The historic vote, which followed a marathon day of deliberations, represents a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made "school choice" a top legislative priority, arguing families need financial help out of public schools that fail to meet their kids' needs.
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1 week ago | 
thederrick.com | Talia Richman |Philip Jankowski |Aaron Torres
DALLAS — In a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children’s private school education. The historic vote, which followed a marathon day of deliberations, represents a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made “school choice” a top legislative priority, arguing families need financial help out of public schools that fail to meet their kids’ needs.
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1 week ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Talia Richman |Philip Jankowski |Aaron Torres
DALLAS -- In a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children's private school education. The historic vote, which followed a marathon day of deliberations, represents a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made "school choice" a top legislative priority, arguing families need financial help out of public schools that fail to meet their kids' needs.
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1 week ago | 
swoknews.com | Talia Richman |Philip Jankowski |Aaron Torres
DALLAS — In a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children’s private school education. The historic vote, which followed a marathon day of deliberations, represents a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made “school choice” a top legislative priority, arguing families need financial help out of public schools that fail to meet their kids’ needs.
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1 week ago | 
union-bulletin.com | Talia Richman |Philip Jankowski |Aaron Torres
DALLAS — In a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children’s private school education. The historic vote, which followed a marathon day of deliberations, represents a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made “school choice” a top legislative priority, arguing families need financial help out of public schools that fail to meet their kids’ needs.
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1 week ago | 
dailyitem.com | Talia Richman |Philip Jankowski |Aaron Torres
DALLAS — In a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children’s private school education. The historic vote, which followed a marathon day of deliberations, represents a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made “school choice” a top legislative priority, arguing families need financial help out of public schools that fail to meet their kids’ needs.
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1 month ago | 
thederrick.com | Julia James |Tracey McManus |Aaron Torres |Julia James |Aaron Torres
As a committee of the Texas Legislature prepares to discuss a bill framed as a solution to squatting, housing advocates and court officials warn it is a Trojan horse that will erode renter protections and expedite evictions. House Bill 32, filed Feb. 27 by Rep. Angie Chen Button, R-Richardson, is set for a hearing Wednesday in the House committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence. A livestream of the hearing, which starts at 8 a.m., can be found at house.texas.gov/videos.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
tylerpaper.com | Aaron Torres
AUSTIN — Texas has begun installing more buoys on the Rio Grande, despite an ongoing federal lawsuit challenging their legality, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday. In a social media post, Abbott said the buoys are “here to stay.” The post included a video of three buoys being placed in the Rio Grande. “We won’t back down from our mission to deter and repel illegal immigration,” Abbott said on X. It’s unclear where the buoys are being placed or how many are being added.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
news-journal.com | Aaron Torres |Emily Brindley
Most Texas hospitals are now required to ask patients seeking care to reveal their immigration status. The new policy, established by an executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott in August, took effect Friday and follows a similar law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last year. Abbott’s order requires hospitals that participate in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens or are lawfully present in the country.
