Jack Fink

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Jack Fink

Senator John Cornyn made his two-part re-election strategy clear during his first visit to North Texas since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he will try to unseat him in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate in March. Cornyn has vowed he will push for President Trump's agenda just as he did during his first term in office.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Jack Fink

Small business owners in North Texas urge Sen. Cornyn to extend tax cuts Andy Ellard, whose family has owned Manda Machine Company in Dallas for 75 years, says the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that passed during the first Trump administration helped their small business in various ways. During a roundtable held by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that featured other small business owners, they pushed for extending the tax cuts, which are set to expire at the end of the year.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Jack Fink

Texas Senate expected to approved school choice bill this week The Texas Senate will likely pass the controversial school choice bill this week. It was approved nearly one week ago by the House in a historic vote. While it was the first time the House gave the green light to a bill that will give taxpayer money to students to attend private school, the Senate has approved similar legislation multiple times, including earlier this year by a margin of 19-12.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Nathalie Palacios |Jack Fink

Under the SB2, students will receive $10,000 each year if they attend a private school. Disabled students would receive up to $30,000 a year and home-schooled students would get $2,000. The vote marks the first time since 1957 that the Texas House has approved legislation making state money available for families to use on their children's private schooling, according to the Texas Tribune.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Nathalie Palacios |Jack Fink

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Senator Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who is Chairman of the Senate's K-16 Public Education Committee, said they will recommend that Senators approve changes made by the House to the bill that will use public tax dollars to send students to private school. It's a significant development because it will speed up the process to get it to the Governor's desk.