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Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2, which includes $8.5 billion of funding for public schools in Texas. “Now is the ...

Governor Greg Abbott signed the largest education funding bill in state history, committing $8.5 billion toward his plan to make Texas the number one in education.

Instead of the requested $175 million for a health tech facility in Sugar Land and $165 million for a new academic building in Katy, the final budget allocates only $20 million to support UH Katy’s ...

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

An estimated $206.2 million shortfall means district and charter schools should expect about 60% of their regular monthly aid ...

Twenty superintendents across Texas win regional awards. Five finalists will be selected, and the statewide winner will be ...

Within hours of a federal lawsuit targeting Texas’ policy of letting undocumented students qualify for lower public tuition ...

Texas offered the benefit for 24 years. The move came in response to a federal lawsuit, but state leaders hailed it as a win.

Texas public schools are about to see a major cash infusion. Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed an $8.5 billion funding ...

The federal government has recognized June as Pride Month under three Democratic presidents, highlighting the contributions of LGBTQ+ people.

Those veteran educators in districts with less than 5000 students qualify for the maximum pay out. Tuloso-Midway is right at ...