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Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

The envy of every school choice state” is how a bill author teased legislation designed to bring school choice to the Lone ...

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow President Trump to serve a third ...

Proponents of school choice in Texas argue it lets students attend schools that fit their specific needs, while critics claim ...

The Texas House and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared ...

A leader who learned to keep promises, a chance at chairing committees, and what they see as more chances for a fairer ...

Three Tarrant Democrats and three Republicans supported Dustin Burrows, while four Republicans stood behind David Cook.

Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock ... day session that will affect the lives of 30 million Texans. Abbott calls for ‘school choice’ in Senate The day’s proceedings in the Texas Senate unfolded ...

David Cook was the Republican caucus choice for speaker, but Lubbock's Dustin Burrows, also a Republican, formed a bipartisan coalition that earned him the gavel in a runoff. He succeeds Dade ...

Dustin Burrows ... which handles bills on taxes. Burrows also chaired the select committee that investigated the Uvalde school massacre that killed 19 students and two teachers in May 2022.