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School boards and open charter schools would have to discuss special education policies and performance annually in open session. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Bill would require special education discussions during Texas school board meetings

By Haylee Chiariello, Staff writer
Published Feb 17, 2025
Texas lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 568, which would require public discussions on special education performance in school board meetings. Parents and educators express concerns over limited transparency and the potential focus on standardized testing rather than student needs.
Parents have the right to breastfeed in public in all 50 states, Texas lawmakers have proposed requiring local government to provide time and space for people who are lactating. (AP Photos)

Texas House Bill 777: A push for workplace lactation rights

By Shaylin Smith, Staff Writer
Published Feb 17, 2025

Texas lawmakers are considering strengthening the regulations protecting an employee’s right to express breast milk in government workplaces. House Bill 777 would require public employers to provide...

Some Texas teachers could be looking at a salary increase

By Caroline Denning, Staff Writer
Published Feb 16, 2025

California and Texas are one and two in population size, but when it comes to teacher pay, there’s a significant gap.  California has the highest average teacher salary in the nation at $95,160,...

Unrelenting heat waves in Texas test the state's power grid as demand soars during triple-digit temperatures. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas House Bill 838 aims to make power grid interconnections easier

By Zahra Ahmad, Data Editor
Published Feb 16, 2025
A look at potential legislative reforms for the strained Texas power grid.
Texas ranked 50th among states, with 74.9% of youth with major depression not receiving mental health services, according to Mental Health America’s 2023 findings. (AP Photo Erin Hooley)

Texas Senate Bill 176 would expand medicaid coverage for school mental health services

By Addison Thummel, Staff Writer
Published Feb 10, 2025
Students would have more access to mental health services under a proposal before the Texas Senate. 
FILE - Migrants congregate on the banks of the Rio Grande at the U.S. border with Mexico on Dec. 20, 2022, where members of the Texas National Guard cordoned off a gap in the U.S. border wall. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Texas proposes new Border Protection Unit

By Miroslava Lem Quinonez, Staff writer
Published Feb 10, 2025
Texas proposes new Border Protection Unit to combat illegal immigration and cartel activity.
Texas’ foster care system is facing a crisis as overcrowded shelters and understaffed caseworkers struggle to meet the growing demand. With lawmakers debating crucial reforms, the future of thousands of vulnerable children is at stake. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Texas foster care crisis: Overcrowding, shortages and reform efforts collide

By Presley Walker, Staff Writer
Published Feb 10, 2025
The Texas foster care system is facing a financial crisis, and thousands of foster children are at risk of falling through the cracks.
Reports have shown that far fewer Texans utilize the state's Compassionate Use Program compared to other states. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)

Texas bill to increase number of Compassionate Use Program patients

By Georgie London, Staff Writer
Published Feb 6, 2025

Many Texans are unclear about whether the state has an exception to its marijuana ban and even more don’t understand how to obtain medical marijuana if they fall under the criteria to have a prescription. In...

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