On June 22 the House Appropriations Committee passed the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill provides critical funding for the Department of Defense.
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
The Itasca Independent School District (IISD) Board of Trustees voted on Monday to suspend Superintendent Michael Stephens in response to his arrest in an underage sex solicitation sting in the Houston area on Thursday.
Teachers support school choice and educational savings accounts (ESAs), former teacher James Shuls, director of research and distinguished fellow of education policy of the Show-Me Institute, wrote in a commentary on the institute's website.
Senate Bill (SB) 1515 – a piece of legislation that would require classrooms in public school districts across Texas to display a copy of the Ten Commandments – died on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on Texas legislators to expand school choice programs through state-funded education savings accounts (ESA), proposing that an ESA program would not only improve the quality of education, but also benefit public schools through increased competition.