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Texas Senate passes package of bail reform legislation

Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with felonies in jail until trial

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In bipartisan vote, Texas Senate passes package of bail reform legislation

It is the third time the Texas Senate has passed bail reform bills. The bills died in the House the previous times.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate passes bills targeting Harris County that would keep more defendants in jail

The Texas Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to pass new criminal justice legislation that would further restrict cashless bail and keep more defendants in jail, including people who are living in the country illegally.

Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills

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Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'

The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.

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Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill

Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student from the state and local sources.

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Texas Speaker Burrows says school choice will pass in the House "The votes are there to do this"

This week, for the first time, the new Speaker of the Texas House, Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said school choice will pass. His comments come amid rising pressure on him to get the controversial bill across the finish line that would give taxpayer money for students to attend private school.

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Texas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent after NBC News investigation

The University of North Texas Health Science Center dissected and leased out hundreds of poor people’s bodies without their ...

Reeling Texas Democrats Get a Rare Sight: Their National Chair

Though victory in the state feels farther away than ever, some Democrats, including their new leader, say Texas could still ...

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Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind ...

Texas 2036: Researching Texas’ Critical Issues For Legislators

A.J. Rodriguez and Jordan Wat spoke with Studio 512 about how Texas 2036 is working to support Texans as we near Texas’ 200th Anniversary. What is Texas 2036 and how did you get your name?

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Texas House's voucher plan ties subsidies for private school tuition to public education spending

Competing voucher bills in the state House and Senate could set off a clash over which version goes to the governor's desk.

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Texas lawmaker files bill to ban medical research on corpses without consent

The bill comes after an NBC investigation found that the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth obtained hundreds of ...

Odessa American2h

Sparks files fourth 89th priority legislative package on child welfare reform

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Texas Legislature expected to vote on statewide cellphone ban at public schools

Students spend an average of 5+ hours a day on social media with 20 notifications an hour on average, according to the bill's ...

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National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill

Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...

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