Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking a waiver that would let him reroute nearly $18 billion in federal COVID aid from public schools to other areas of the budget.
Posted on · A plurality of Texas voters think the state should be spending more on public and higher education, but those numbers hide differences between conservatives and liberals, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
Posted on · The state’s escalating dependence on local tax dollars to fund public schools — and, at least indirectly, other government services — will be a “big focus” during a joint hearing of two House committees Wednesday and Thursday, according to the chairman of one of the panels.
Posted on · On Monday’s program (Aug. 8, 2016), we heard from representatives of the Green Party after that group's national convention was held in Houston over the weekend. In an election cycle where unconventional, outsider candidates have garnered much of the spotlight, there’s a belief among so-called third parties like the Green Party or the Libertarian Party […]