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Gov. Abbott Says Local Health Officials Can Shut Schools Only In Limited Circumstances

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 31, 2020 · Abbott said local health authorities can't shut down in-person instruction before school has even started. He said an outbreak on campus once students have arrived could prompt a closure by health authorities.

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Texas Senate Rushes To Advance School Finance Bill, Passes It Out Of Committee

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 1, 2019 · The Senate Education Committee approved the bill in a hurried meeting Wednesday morning. The full Senate is now expected to vote on the legislation Friday.

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State Senator: Students Will Play Critical Role In Preventing Future School Shootings

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 21, 2018 · State Sen. Larry Taylor says student vigilance will be just one part of a multifaceted solution to preventing further school shootings.

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GOP Leaders Split On How To Fix Texas School Funding

Laura Isensee

Posted on August 8, 2017 · Gov. Greg Abbott has told lawmakers to work on school finance during the special session.

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State Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Humble, and Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, spoke with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith at a public education symposium Friday.

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Key GOP State Lawmaker To Tackle Texas School Finance

Laura Isensee

Posted on March 3, 2017 · State Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Humble, wouldn’t give exact details of the bill but he gave a clue how he'll approach the challenge.

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Texas Senators Start To Tackle Budget For Public Schools, School Finance

Laura Isensee

Posted on January 24, 2017 · For now, lawmakers still have to deal with the current, complicated system. That includes recapture, where wealthy districts pay money back to the state to share with poor ones.

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Texas House to vote Saturday on impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on May 26, 2023 · If a majority of House members vote to impeach Paxton, the attorney general will be suspended from his duties until the Senate runs a trial and votes on whether to convict him.

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GOP-led Texas House panel issues 20 impeachment counts against Attorney General Ken Paxton

Associated Press

Posted on May 25, 2023 · In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the state's top lawyer.

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Political Roundup: Drama in the Texas Legislature

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 24, 2023 · The House is investigating Attorney General Ken Paxton. And Paxton wants the House Speaker to resign. What's going on?

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Houston school board holds final hearing ahead of takeover, TEA presents update on transition

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on May 18, 2023 · With two weeks until the takeover, the Texas Education Agency says it will stick with June 1 for the appointment of a new superintendent and Board of Managers — who have not yet been selected, according to the agency. The new leaders will be in office for a long time.

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