Texas Budget Proposal Could Slash $423M From Higher Education
The Texas State Senate and House unveiled their proposed 2026-2027 state budgets on Wednesday, neither of which include funding for the higher education institutional enhancement fund which provided the state's universities with $423 million worth of funding in the past two years.
Confrontational exchange in Texas Capitol hearing leads to tears, rebukes
The exchange drew rapid backlash from GOP state leaders including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows.
Texas GOP leaders defend appointee after tense exchange over diversity hiring
Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed questions from a GOP lawmaker over the agency’s diversity hiring policies.
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Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
"I'm proud to say the votes are there to do this in the Texas House," said Speaker Dustin Burrows, echoing comments he made to the American-Statesman earlier this month after the Senate passed its voucher proposal. Burrows spoke Monday at the private ...
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Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill
The 75 co-sponsors plus the bill’s author would provide enough votes to pass Gov. Abbott’s top priority measure in the 150-seat House.
Tense moment in Texas House committee over DEI policies leaves agency head in tears
A usually mundane House Appropriations Committee hearing became tense as a Republican lawmaker probed members of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), including two Black officials, about their hiring practices and accusing them of discrimination.
Texas House committee appointments was a long exercise in drama. Here's how we got here.
With the Texas House legislative committees filled out, the stage is now set in the lower chamber for legislators to get to the people's business.
Texas House rolls out its plan to reduce property taxes for homeowners, businesses
Bills filed in the Texas House propose to cut property taxes by sending billions of dollars to school districts and providing more tax exemptions to
Texas Speaker Burrows says school choice will pass in the House "The votes are there to do this"
Burrows has heard on social media about the need to pass school choice in Texas from some of the biggest names on the planet, including President Trump and Elon Musk. He got the message. "I'm proud to say the votes are there to do this in the Texas House," Burrows said in San Antonio earlier this week at a school choice event.
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Dustin Burrows recognizes Lubbock Metro, TAG in State of Texas Resolution
Speaker Burrows filed a resolution commending TAG for its collaboration with the Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit, a partnership of the Lubbock Police Department and the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office,