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West Texas congressmen celebrate House passage of National Defense Authorization Act
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe National Defense Authorization Act, a sweeping, must-pass bill that authorizes spending and sets...
House strikes vouchers from Texas education bill. How Tarrant County lawmakers voted.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 6 months agoLawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives, including five representing Tarrant County, voted...
Legalized marijuana supporters hope voters in this Texas city will send a message to state lawmakers
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA shirt promotes the legalization of marijuana in Lubbock at the South Plains Fair in Lubbock on...
Lubbock's Burrows, Tepper appointed to high-profile Texas House committees
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Texas House stuck with its tradition of awarding committee chairmanships to both parties, but...
School voucher bill to reach Texas House floor Friday for potentially pivotal vote
KXAN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAfter years of work from advocates and months of arm-twisting in the state Capitol, the Texas House...
Texas House rejects school choice proposal; Gov. Greg Abbott vows to keep fighting
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA school choice proposal by the Texas House's education chairman was dealt a possibly fatal blow...
Education finance stalemate leaves Fort Worth-area school leaders worried
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA lack of movement on a school finance proposal in the Texas Legislature is leaving Fort Worth area...
Did the Texas House kill school choice? How Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll keep fighting.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe ball is back in Gov. Greg Abbott’s court after the Texas House on Friday decisively cut out his...
Texas House committee advances school voucher bill, overcoming key hurdle
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe committee action means school voucher legislation is poised to get its first House floor vote in...
Education committee passes school choice bill for a full Texas House vote
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA school choice bill will advance to the Texas House for the first time this year after a House...