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Abbott is under heavy pressure from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to sign Senate Bill 3 into law, but the multibillion-dollar legal hemp industry is pushing back just as hard for a veto.
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North East ISD classroom teachers will be the only ones with substantial raises next year. NEISD leaders say the targeted funding in HB 2 limits the raise they can give to counselors and librarians.
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Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump's first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up in the same amount of time.
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Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow Republicans.
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The state's contribution brings the Juneteenth museum's funds to $50 million — more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal.
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Bills touted as 'anti-squatter' reforms were originally written to make it easier to evict renters. But legislators significantly scaled back these provisions in a bill poised to become law.
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Three related bills prompted substantial discussions in the Texas House and Senate this year. Two passed.
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Barring a veto from Gov. Greg Abbott, these will soon become law in Texas.
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Senate Bill 16, one of Republicans' priority measures, failed to make it to the House floor before the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature ended Monday.
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House Bill 2 includes $4.2 billion for pay raises and nearly $2 billion to overhaul special education.