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Certain criminals could be denied bail as SB9 advances in Texas Senate
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A bill that would make judges remove the option of bail for certain felony offenders has now been passed to the Texas Senate. Senate Bill 9 was filed by District 17 Senator ...
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Texas Senate unanimously approves tax cuts for homeowners
(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE ... property tax bills. Senate Bill 4, that chamber’s marquee property tax-cut proposal, would set the state’s homestead exemption on school district taxes at $140,000 ...
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Texas budget writers want $1 billion for school vouchers, $5 billion for teacher pay raises
By releasing their budget drafts just over a week after the 140-day legislative session began Jan. 14, both chambers ... student programs. The Senate budget also boosts Texas' aggressive border ...
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Rutherford's 2 state senators tout legislation for school vouchers, farmland preservation
District 14: State Sen. Shane Reeves seeks farmland preservation From 1997 to 2017, Tennessee lost 1.1 million acres of farmland to rank second in nation behind Texas, Reeves says District 13 ...
Texas Senate approves ‘school choice’ bill on largely party-line vote
Moving swiftly on a central Republican priority, the Texas Senate approved a “school choice” bill Wednesday that would put taxpayer dollars toward private school education. The 19-12 vote was largely ...
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Local lawmaker named to top energy post
Texas state Rep. Drew Darby was tapped Thursday to lead a committee in the Legislature that is important ... He represents House District 72, which includes a big swath of Texas with counties ...
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Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature ... in 14 of Texas' appellate courts earn between $154,000 and $203,040 annually. In the 15th Appellate District, which ...
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Texas budget writers prioritize school vouchers, teacher raises and border security in early drafts
Passing a balanced budget is the only thing state lawmakers must do during their 140-day session that began on Jan. 14 and ... “But Texas families are also looking to the Legislature for ...
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Homestead exemption increase passes Texas Senate, now headed to Texas House
The measure would increase the exemption for homestead properties from $100,000 to $140,000 of appraised value.
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Budget writers prioritize school vouchers, teacher pay, border security in early drafts
Passing a balanced budget is the only thing state lawmakers must do during their 140-day session that began on Jan. 14 and ... “But Texas families are also looking to the Legislature for ...
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Dredging district, mental health research: Check out bills filed by Lake Houston-area legislators
Lake Houston-area lawmakers have filed dozens of bills they hope to pass into law as the 89th Texas legislative session ... with a filing deadline of March 14. The session is scheduled to end ...