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Texas House agenda prioritizes school choice, border security, property taxes for 2025
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA look at a few policy areas House lawmakers will consider ahead of 2025 - from housing insecurity...
Austin ISD's budget deficit balloons to $89 million: 'This is as serious as it gets'
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo Finance· 13 hours agoThe school board plans to adopt the...
Pay raises for teachers? Austin school board weighs tax increase amid budget shortfalls
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoGreg Abbott pulling the strings, tied increases to education spending with approving school voucher...
Skyrocketing home insurance rates, loss of coverage roil Colorado’s strained housing market
Denver Post· 9 hours agoReal estate agents working in mountain communities started looking at the effect of wildfire risks...
Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn the school voucher front, Phelan has requested that lawmakers study the use of education savings...
Speaker Dade Phelan asks Texas House to explore school vouchers, tax relief
Community Impact· 3 days agoLess than three weeks before his primary runoff election, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan directed...
Northwest ISD board discusses possible tax rate election in November
Community Impact· 2 days agoThe Northwest ISD board of trustees discussed a possible voter-approved tax rate election during its...
Despite Texas’ record budget surplus, schools face deficits
KXAN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThey believe that long term it will harm the public school system. Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress,...
Texas teachers make around $9,000 less than national average, guild reports
Community Impact· 2 weeks agoThe average Texas teacher will earn $62,463 during the 2023-24 school year. This is over $9,000...
Austin ISD set to make more cuts with $59 million deficit
KXAN via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoOn Friday, the Austin Independent School District superintendent announced another round of...