Cameron Abrams

1 week ago | thetexan.news | Cameron Abrams

Education savings accounts (ESA) passed after a “historic day on the House floor,” which was the first time the school choice proposal has passed in both chambers of the Texas Legislature. Gov.

1 week ago | thetexan.news | Cameron Abrams

In what was described as a “historic day on the House floor,” the 89th Legislative Session’s marquee public school finance and school choice bills were passed on second reading. Prior to the day kicking off, Gov. Greg Abbott — who has pushed for school choice in Texas for years both with his political capital and fundraising prowess — gathered Republican members of the House to speak on the issue.

1 week ago | thetexan.news | Cameron Abrams

Gov. Greg Abbott made the establishment of a Texas Cyber Command an emergency item during his State of the State address earlier this year. Now, the Texas House has presented a bill to coordinate online threats, develop strategies, and respond to cyberattacks against the state. House Bill (HB) 150, co-authored by a number of members and led by Rep.

1 week ago | thetexan.news | Cameron Abrams

A bill intended to reform classroom policy and create greater capacity for school discipline was the subject of extended debate and sharp disagreement among lawmakers on Tuesday as both defenders and opponents of the legislation argued about the necessity of the proposal. House Bill (HB) 6, authored by Rep.

1 week ago | thetexan.news | Cameron Abrams

The world’s leading manufacturer of graphics processing units (GPU) and advanced chips has announced it will build new plants in Texas, amid global economic shake-ups. NVIDIA has announced partnerships with Foxconn and Wistron to build “supercomputer manufacturing plants” in both Dallas and Houston. These global companies are “expanding their global footprint” and their international presence for the purposes of “hardening supply chain resilience” in their partnership with NVIDIA.