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Texas parents who care for their disabled children full time will lose money after pay raise
Read full article: Texas parents who care for their disabled children full time will lose money after pay raiseTexas Medicaid caregivers’ wages were already near the poverty level. But parents whose sole income came from taking care of their disabled children have now lost their ability to work overtime hours.
San Antonio lawmakers file bills to better protect public from dangerous dogs
Read full article: San Antonio lawmakers file bills to better protect public from dangerous dogsSan Antonio lawmakers are taking notice of the dangerous dog problem in the city and the state, and have filed three bills to better protect the public.
Texas superintendent resigns after student finds his gun in school bathroom
Read full article: Texas superintendent resigns after student finds his gun in school bathroomThe incident comes as lawmakers debate how to make schools safer after the Uvalde massacre and favor measures like arming more educators.
What you need to know about education savings accounts, the voucher-like program championed by Gov. Greg Abbott
Read full article: What you need to know about education savings accounts, the voucher-like program championed by Gov. Greg AbbottTexas is the latest state to pitch a version of the program, which lets parents who opt out of their local school districts use tax dollars to pay for private schooling.
Texas senators seem open to major change in state’s public education funding formula
Read full article: Texas senators seem open to major change in state’s public education funding formulaSenators in the finance committee asked questions Monday about the pros and cons of basing the amount of money that schools get per student on enrollment instead of attendance. Districts say the change could mean millions in additional funding.
Texas Legislature gears up to tackle long-standing and fresh issues in public education. Here’s what you need to know.
Read full article: Texas Legislature gears up to tackle long-standing and fresh issues in public education. Here’s what you need to know.Lawmakers are looking at ways to keep teachers in the profession, make schools safer, give parents money for private schooling and censor conversations about sex and gender.
Most Texans support more school funding and teacher raises, new survey finds
Read full article: Most Texans support more school funding and teacher raises, new survey findsAs legislators begin to debate their public education priorities, the Charles Butt Foundation released a poll Tuesday showing Texans are mostly supportive of their public schools but are split on voucher-like programs.
We asked Texans who should regulate Uber and Lyft. Here’s what they said.
Read full article: We asked Texans who should regulate Uber and Lyft. Here’s what they said.Here’s a look at the state-vs.-local fight over ride-hailing regulations, what the new state law means for drivers and customers, and how some Texans feel about the changes.