The Texas Senate advanced its $8B school bill counterproposal to the House’s funding legislation, would raise teacher pay based on experience, invest in special ed and phase out untrained teachers ...

Under both plans, charter schools would receive a big boost, but the Senate plan would give charter schools a bigger payout with $225 million in new funding for charter school facility improvements.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, endorsed the Senate’s revised plan on Wednesday, adding that “we are very optimistic and very excited where we’re at.” ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, endorsed the Senate’s revised plan on Wednesday, adding that “we are very optimistic and very excited where we’re at.” ...

Charter schools with 5,000 or fewer students “are able to get teachers that stay an extended period of time, at least three years, $10,000 at five years, where in the public school sphere, they ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, endorsed the Senate’s revised plan on Wednesday, adding that “we are very optimistic and very excited where we're at.” ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, endorsed the Senate’s revised plan on Wednesday, adding that “we are very optimistic and very excited where we're at.” ...

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was one of several who spoke at the signing, where he praised the commitment of Texas House Republicans who voted to pass the bill. "Despite all of the noise, ...

This new law opens doors and improves lives. I am incredibly grateful to Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, Speaker Burrows, and my friend Chairman Creighton for their leadership and commitment to ...

RELATED: Abbott was joined on stage by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dustin Burrows and the House and Senate authors of the bill.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was one of several who spoke at the signing, where he praised the commitment of Texas House Republicans who voted to pass the bill.