Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed House Bill 2 into law, delivering record $8.5 billion in new public education funding, including $4 billion specifically Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed House Bill 2 into law, delivering record $8.5 billion in new public education funding, including $4 billion specifically for teacher and staff pay raises. The bill signing ceremony took place at Salado Middle School and included more than 175 educators, students, and parents.| Texas Politics
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas over a decades-old law that allows undocumented immigrants to receive The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas over a decades-old law that allows undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition at public universities. Within hours of the DOJ’s complaint, a federal judge ruled in the department’s favor, halting enforcement of the policy established by the 2001 Texas Dream ...| Texas Politics