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Texas Republicans in Congress back Abbott's request to reimburse the state $11 billion spent to secure the border

Texas Republicans in Congress are supporting Governor Greg Abbott's plea for the state to be paid back billions of dollars for its efforts to prevent illegal immigration. U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood, proposed a bill to reimburse states like Texas that have tried to secure the border on their own.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Texas Gov. Abbott asks government to reimburse state for $11B spent to secure southern border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion of taxpayer money it has spent on border security over the past four years.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 17h

Texas requests $11 billion reimbursement from government for Operation Lone Star

As president, Trump will likely have the final say in whether or not to grant Abbott’s request for a full reimbursement for Operation Lone Star.

Texas House bans Democrats

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers they can have as vice chairs.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 1d

Here's why the Texas House cut tradition of giving committee chairmanships to minority party

The proposed House rules would, however, require committee vice chairmanships to be given to minority party members, who are outnumbered 88-62.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas Democrats lose leadership roles in state House despite support for Speaker Dustin Burrows

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

1st school voucher program proposal filed in Texas Senate

Austin American-Statesman on … · 11h

Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling

The Texas Senate is proposing $1 billion annually for a school voucher program. Sen. Brandon Creighton has now filed SB 2. Here's what's proposed.

Yahoo · 8h

Texas Senate reveals school voucher proposal

Senate Bill 2 would provide education savings accounts from taxpayer money for families who are interested in private education over public — up to $10,000 a year per student. But not everyone is on board.

Texas Public Radio · 14h

Texas Senate proposes extensive school voucher-like program with $1 billion price tag

Under SB 2, families enrolling their children in private school would receive $10,000 per year, or $11,500 if the student has a disability, through what’s called an education savings account. Supporters say it would be “the largest day one ESA program in the nation.

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US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data

Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care ...

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Texas ranchers ask Trump to probe 'woke energy utilities' role in wildfires

A coalition of ranchers is asking President Donald Trump to investigate the role energy companies had in the biggest wildfire ...

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Prisoner at large after escaping from Texas hospital

Police are searching for a prisoner who escaped custody while undergoing testing at a hospital in Bellville, Texas, on ...

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Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?

The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have ...

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North Texas friends, coworkers navigate new immigration reality

Sylvia DeLeon and Gissel Lorenzo work at the same Bishop Arts taco place. They are also friends whose parents worry about ...

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Trump DOJ drops case against Texas doctor who blew whistle on transgender medicine for minors

The case against transgender medicine whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim was dismissed with prejudice, offering complete ...

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Greg Abbott's Threat Rebuked by Largest Texas Newspaper: 'Demagogic'

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was called out by the state's largest newspaper over his recent comments related to DEI in higher ...

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Nearly 3 Decades After Texas Woman’s Murder, a Former Tenant Is Charged

Mary Moore Searight, a prominent landowner and benefactor, was killed in 1996 at her home in Paris, Texas. In 2023, DNA ...

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