Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: School Voucher Bill Passes Committee The Texas House Public Education Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that sets up education savings accounts (ESA) – vouchers -- that will now head to the full House for...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Senate Passes State Budget The Texas Senate passed their version of a $336 billion spending plan for the next two years that would boost teacher pay, establish a school voucher program, and cut property taxes,...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Bill Filing Deadline Last Friday – the 60th day of the session -- was the last day members of the House and Senate could file bills for the session.  Anything filed now would take a 4/5ths approval from each...