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Texas, Senate and bail reform

Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with felonies in jail until trial

KVUE · 1d

In bipartisan vote, Texas Senate passes package of bail reform legislation

It is the third time the Texas Senate has passed bail reform bills. The bills died in the House the previous times.

AOL · 1d

Texas Senate passes bipartisan bill to implement bail reform

The Texas Senate passed a bipartisan bill with nearly unanimous support to implement statewide bail reform. Gov. Greg Abbott listed bail reform as an emergency item for the legislature to pass. Lt. Gov.

Texas, House Bill 2 and school voucher

Axios on MSN · 1d

Texas lawmakers look to pass school vouchers, boost school funding

Education is a major focus of the Texas Legislature this year, from teacher pay and training to tuition support for private education and homeschooling. Why it matters: Republican lawmakers' approach to education could harm public schools even as the legislators look to direct more money toward classrooms.

Houston Chronicle · 19h

The Texas House and Senate have dueling school voucher bills. Here are the big differences

The House bill filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley would offer private school vouchers to all Texas students, including home-schoolers.

Austin American-Statesman on … · 11h

Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'

Texas House lawmakers filed a sweep of education-related legislation Thursday including a school voucher proposal and a funding bill that would invest $8 billion in public education. The bills are the House’s answer to the Texas Senate’s swift action early this session to advance education legislation,

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Bill to raise pay for Texas teachers advances in Senate; committee vote is unanimous

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill ...

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Texas Senate Approves Controversial Bail Reform Measures Amid Concerns Over Constitutionality and Public Safety

The Texas Senate passed bail reform measures tightening policies for violent crime suspects, moving towards the House. The bills could restrict bail eligibility and allow denial of bail for some ...

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Texas lawmaker files bill to ban medical research on corpses without consent

The bill comes after an NBC investigation found that the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth obtained hundreds of ...

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Texas Senate discusses pay raises for teachers

Read more For the first time since Gov. Greg Abbott declared raising teacher pay an emergency item, the Senate laid out ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN20h

Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers free pre-K and raises based on experience and performance

The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic ...

Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas

Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...

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