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House, Texas and Speaker

Winners and losers: Who came out on top — and who didn’t — in the Texas House’s committee assignments

There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some would miss out on plum appointments.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

Texas House speaker appoints Republicans to drive GOP agenda as committee chairs

Leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him survive his bruising rise to leadership, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Thursday appointed a slate of 30 Republican committee chairs to drive his agenda and defend GOP-dominated House policy positions.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 1d

'Shaping statewide policy': Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows appoints committees

Many of the top assignments went to allies of new House Speaker Dustin Burrows. But a few also went to his critics.

Texas Senate, property tax

FOX 26 Houston on MSN · 1d

Texas Senate sends $140k Homestead Exemption bill to the House for approval

The bill would increase the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and $150,000 for seniors, which is the largest exemption increase in state history.

Yahoo · 21h

Texas Senate approves property tax relief bill

The new bill could cut your property tax bill in half. If passed, the average Texas homeowner could save hundreds of dollars per year.

The Center Square on MSN · 15h

Texas Senate unanimously passes property tax reform bill

After claiming to pass the greatest property tax relief bill two years ago, which included loopholes allowing local jurisdictions to increase property taxes by close to 10%, the Texas Senate passed another bill again claiming it will reduce property taxes.

Abbott, Texas and border

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says

Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.

Yahoo · 6h

Gov. Abbott says he feels "very good" about his request to have Texas reimbursed for border spending

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was at the Capitol this week, asking White House leaders to reimburse the State of Texas for border security spending. "This isn't so much about reimbursing the state of Texas,

CBS Texas on MSN · 5h

Cruz optimistic about White House's reimbursement for Texas border security

Sen. Ted Cruz expressed optimism about the White House's request to Congress for border security funding, which would reimburse Texas and other states. He emphasized that Texas taxpayers should not bear the burden of what is a national responsibility.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Critics of Texas House leadership spent big in this year’s speaker’s race. They fought years for that chance.

A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House ...

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In candy heart note, Texas House speaker promises Elon Musk 'WE WILL' pass school vouchers

In a cheeky Valentine's Day message on X, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows doubled down on his commitment to pass school ...

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North Texan files House bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency

Decatur, is following the lead of President Donald Trump, who is seeking to end the U.S. Department of Education.

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Draft state budgets show no increase for basic allotment funding

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Filed budgets from the Texas House of Representatives and Senate do not propose increasing the basic allotment funding for public school districts. The basic allotment is the ...

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Texas House Speaker Burrows discusses water, school choice and small business priorities

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

Texas is building more new homes than any other state: Report

Texas is building more new homes, and issuing more new housing permits than any other state, according to a new report by ...

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