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Texas GOP senators want Ten Commandments in classrooms, time for prayer and Bible reading

Republican Texas lawmakers are renewing a push to infuse a greater religious influence in the state's public schools with a pair of bills introduced Monday in the state Senate. Here's what's proposed.

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 1d

Texas lawmakers reattempt to bring prayer, Ten Commandments into classrooms

Bills filed in the Texas Senate are once again trying to bring prayer and the Ten Commandments into public school classrooms.

The Hill · 23h

Texas GOP lawmakers introduce bills to display Ten Commandments, read Bible in schools

Republicans in the Texas Senate introduced a bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and have time set aside in the day for students to read the Bible. The

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Texas Senators file new bill for largest property tax exemption in history

Most Texas Senators have signed on to a new bill that increases the residence homestead exemption to $140,000. Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) made the move to lower property taxes,

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate panel approves $140,000 property tax homestead exemption

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle when a bipartisan committee voted unanimously

Community Impact Newspaper · 23h

Texas Senate panel moves to increase tax exemptions for homeowners

A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead exemption by $40,000.

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With Texas schools clamoring for more funding, Senate panel weighs targeted appropriations

The Senate Finance Committee seemed interested Monday in funding specific education priorities, instead of a large investment ...

FOX 7 Austin on MSN1h

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls on House to pass bail reform package

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday called on the Texas House to pass a series of bills designed to reform the state's bail ...

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Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence

Until GOP support fell into place, it was unclear whether Gabbard’s nomination would succeed. Given the 53-47 split in the ...

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Texas Legislature Considers Paying Much More for School Safety

Signed into law in June 2023, HB 3 increased how much districts receive for school safety each year to $10.00 per student from $9.72 per student, with an additional $15,000 for each campus in a school ...

The Texas Tribune1h

In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side

Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious ...

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Texas parents push for state-backed child care scholarships amid soaring costs

Advocates say there are over 80,000 children on the waitlist, and state funds can help some of those children get ...

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State of Texas: ‘School choice’ emergency item wins fast approval in Senate

Just days after Governor Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in his State of the State address, Senate ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN2h

Burrows, Patrick and Abbott: Texas’ Big 3 have big plans and a wary new dynamic

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...

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