Texas Legislature ends special session marked by GOP wins
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Starting this school year, students at all Houston ISD campuses will no longer be allowed to use their cell phones during the school day due to a new law recently passed by the state Legislature.
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A Texas bill awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature would create five new district courts in Harris County over the next two years.
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A bill to ban child marriage in Texas has passed the state's House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate. The measure also would void any existing marriages for anyone currently under the age of 18.
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With a new Texas legislative session underway, municipal governments across Fort Bend County are set to lobby state lawmakers on behalf of their cities. Their wish lists include property tax reform and more control over land use.
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With the next session just weeks away, Abbott is once again making voucher-like Education Savings Accounts a top focus of the session.
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Controversial voucher-like Education Savings Accounts seem a certainty after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott helped oust fellow Republicans who opposed them last year. But educators are wary about what a new plan could look like.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is calling for the creation of a new state-funded institute dedicated to dementia-related research.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick aims to pass legislation to create a new state-funded institute aimed at finding treatments, and possibly a cure, for illnesses such as Alzheimer’s Disease, vascular dementia and traumatic brain injuries. Alzheimer’s alone affects hundreds of thousands of Texans and costs the state $20 billion a year.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick put improving housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on college campuses and examining charitable bail organizations among 57 items on a to-do list before the next legislative session begins in January.
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