TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education.
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION House Speaker Dade Phelan withdrew last week from seeking another term leading that chamber. After three rounds of voting on Saturday, state Rep.
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION The state’s construction industry is voicing concern that President-elect Trump’s vow to de-port millions of undocumented immigrants would cause major labor shortfalls, according to the Texas Standard.
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders last week targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, The Dallas Morning News reported.