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Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President Donald Trump.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 8h

Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law

The program — which reserves one-fifth of the $1 billion budget for families making about $160,000 per year or more — will officially launch at the start of the 2026-27 school year.

Houston Chronicle · 8h

Texas Senate approves private school voucher bill and sends it to Gov. Greg Abbott

Parents will be able to access thousands of dollars in state funds to pay for private education or homeschooling for their kids.

Texas, Young Mother

UPI on MSN · 21h

Texas executes 41-year-old man convicted of killing young mother in 2004

The State of Texas has executed a 41-year-old man convicted of the 2004 brutal murder of a 20-year-old mother, making Moises Sandoval Mendoza the 13th death row inmate to have their sentence carried out this year.

USA Today · 15h

Texas executes Moises Mendoza for 2004 murder of young mother

Moises Mendoza, 40, was executed by lethal injection in Texas on April 23 for the 2004 rape and murder of 20-year-old Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Texas Man Is Executed for the 2004 Strangling and Stabbing Death of a Young Mother

A Texas man convicted of fatally strangling and stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening as the victim's mother and other relatives looked on. Moises Sandoval Mendoza,

Texas Lottery’s top executive resigns

USA TODAY on MSN · 9h

Texas Lottery Commission head resigns amid state investigations into controversial wins

Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Ryan Mindell has resigned following state investigations into two controversial jackpot wins.

CNN · 2d

The Texas Lottery’s top executive resigns as scrutiny over big jackpot winners intensifies

The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned, the latest shake-up at the state’s retail gambling enterprise amid multiple investigations into jackpots in 2023 and earlier this year totaling nearly $200 million,

Texas Public Radio · 7h

Lotto.com sues Texas Lottery Commission over courier ban

Courier services, which buy and deliver lotto tickets on behalf of customers, are banned in Texas after two controversial lottery drawings.

Green Bay Packers pick Matthew Golden, Texas WR

USA TODAY · 1h

Green Bay Packers pick Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden: Draft profile, college stats, highlights

What to know about the Packers first-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, wide receiver Matthew Golden of Texas.

Packers Wire · 2h

Packers pick Texas WR Matthew Golden, snap 23-year streak without first-round WR

The Packers snapped a 23-year streak without a first-round wide receiver by taking Matthew Golden out of Texas on Thursday night.

Broncos Wire · 2h

Who picked Texas WR Matthew Golden in NFL draft?

The Green Bay Packers selected Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday evening. Golden (5-11, 191 pounds) is the fastest offensive player in this year's class,

TEA unveils accountability scores for Texas schools

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 14h

TEA's official 2023 accountability ratings are finally out. Here's how Texas schools fared.

Houston-area schools slightly outperformed state averages in the 2023 Texas Education Agency accountability ratings released on Thursday, but the region still has 347 campuses that received either a "D" or "F.

KERA News · 16h

TEA finally released 2023 accountability grades for Texas schools after lawsuit. Scores dropped

The Texas Education Agency won a year-and-a-half long civil case that argued ratings wouldn’t fairly represent districts’ performance.

Yahoo · 13h

How did your school district do? 2023 A-F accountability ratings released

After years of legal battles and delays because of COVID-19 the Texas Education Agency has now released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings. READ MORE:

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Texas wildlife refuge renamed for murdered 12-year-old, Jocelyn Nungaray, unveils signage: 'Her life mattered'

The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge became the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday to honor the life of ...

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Texas planning commission OKs Latter-day Saint temple, but only if spire shrinks and lights turn off

Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a Latter-day Saint temple but only if the name changes to include ...

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Starbase Voters Head to Polls as Elon Musk's Texas City Dreams Near

Voters will decide whether or not to formally launch Starbase as a Texas town, which the SpaceX CEO has long pursued.

The Texas Tribune19h

CPS took a Texas newborn for three weeks. Now the family is suing.

The lawsuit says the state investigated the family without a proper hearing and determined it had “reason to believe” that ...

8hon MSN

Are Texas nonprofit hospitals providing enough charity care?

Medicare was covering much of it, but she still faced out-of-pocket expenses, including a $315 bill from Texas Health Harris ...

18h

The top 25 golf courses in Texas that cost from $75 to $124 (2025)

Fee is the cost of a greens fee and cart for a prime Saturday tee time. Fees are from April 2024. Actual rates may vary. To ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN19h

Starbase, the SpaceX site, is likely Texas’ next city. What happens next?

City leaders, who will be elected in May, will have just a short window to decide what services to provide, like police or ...

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North Texas sisters show off global mission through origami at Galleria Dallas installation

Their story was covered back in 2014 when they began fundraising by selling origami creations to raise money for clean water.

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