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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-10-21

More than half of new Texas classroom teachers who joined the profession last year lacked certification. Education leaders say that's hurting students and district budgets.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-09-04

A bill to end Texas' STAAR test in 2027 is likely to be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, but some lawmakers and educators say they still have questions.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-09-04

A national free speech group is suing to block a new Texas law limiting on-campus protests.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-08-29

Senate Bill 412, which takes effect Sept. 1, removes affirmative defense protections for Texas teachers and librarians. They could be charged with crimes for providing children with material that is deemed inappropriate.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-08-27

Texas film projects that begin after Sept. 1, when Senate Bill 22 goes into effect, will have the opportunity to apply for a grant rebate of up to 31% of the production's qualified in-state spending.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-08-19

A Fort Worth lawmaker said on Monday that she can't leave the Texas House chambers because she won't agree to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers, which the GOP speaker is requiring of Democrats who fled the state.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-07-29

The clock is ticking down on the Texas special legislative session with one week down and about three to go.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-23

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday that would have banned Texas sales of virtually all hemp products containing THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-20

Governor Greg Abbott previously signaled support for Senate Bill 17 on security grounds. Opponents warn the bill would encourage widespread anti-Asian discrimination.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-19

Senate Bill 10 would require the display of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms. SB 11 would allow for periods of prayer or Bible reading in public and charter schools. Both are likely to face legal challenges under the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-06

A Texas bill awaiting the governor's signature could reverse the effects of a court ruling that requires prosecutors to go through a state agency before bringing criminal charges against politicians accused of certain ethics law violations.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-05

A noteworthy bill that failed to pass during the Texas legislative session would have required people to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in the state. Senate Bill 16 fit into a national trend.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-04

The 89th Texas Legislature could be largely defined and remembered for its conservative push on education policies. 

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-03

A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas' K-12 schools is on its way to the governor's desk.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-03

Texas lawmakers passed the first raise for state judges in more than 10 years in the last hours of the 89th Legislature — after a dispute over the bill's effect on legislators' pensions nearly killed the measure.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-02

The last day of Texas' 2025 legislative session is here. More than 3,400 bills and resolutions have been passed. Here's a look at some of the most significant items that — barring a veto from Gov. Greg Abbott — could soon become law.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-02

A legislative effort to scrap the STAAR test to respond to concerns that the test puts unnecessary pressure on students died in the last days of the legislative session.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-05-29

A bill that would have banned anyone under 18 from using or creating social media accounts appears to be dead in the Texas Legislature after missing a crucial procedural deadline Wednesday night.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-05-28

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will create a special account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, known locally as the “Ike Dike.”

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-05-28

The Texas Senate passed a bill to eliminate the STAAR test — the state's standardized test for public schools — while also overhauling how schools are rated and limiting legal challenges that have delayed accountability scores in recent years.

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