For the second legislative session, lawmakers have withdrawn funding for a company selling kits that promise to help find ...

As Gov. Greg Abbott signs bills passed by the Texas legislature, members from both parties talked about the session's big ...

The $8.5 billion school funding bill also allocates $4.2 billion for teacher and staff pay raises and $1.3 billion for ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools, offering relief to ...

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Texas legislators slipped millions for child ID kits into a 1,000-page budget proposal. The move comes two years after they quietly cut funding for ... and other financial issues had been resolved.

Currently, nearly 100,000 children in Texas are on a waitlist for state financial assistance to help cover child care costs.

By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2025 "The 2025 regular Texas legislative session is over. Here’s what lawmakers did." was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, ...

Reallocated funding for the program that will go to providers will benefit nearly 95,000 children on a waitlist for ...

Schools will see the amount of their basic allotment rise by $55 to $6,161 – that's how much schools get per student. Lawmakers also created a $1.3 billion allotment for basic costs to relieve budget ...

Reallocated funding for the program that ... of several that have put pressure on Texas lawmakers this session to address critical issues affecting child care centers. Texas’ decision to use ...