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Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill OK’d by House
Senate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott Thanks House for $12 Billion Border Security Reimbursement for Texas
Governor Abbott thanked the U.S. House for passing a bill allocating $12 billion for Texas border security expenses incurred ...
Apple’s Tim Cook called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to personally lobby against online child safety bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lobbying against an online child safety bill ...
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Texas Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent, pending federal action
Texas would join a growing list of states pushing for the permanent adoption of daylight saving time. The measure now heads ...
Texas mayor jailed, charged with tampering with government records
Hawkins Mayor Deborah Lynn Rushing was arrested for allegedly creating a government record by recording city officials ...
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Gov. Abbott Boosts Austin's Tech Industry with $3M Grant to Tokyo Electron from Texas Semiconductor Fund
Texas awards $3.08M from TSIF to Tokyo Electron U.S. for semiconductor innovation, job creation, and economic development in ...
Tim Cook Called Texas Governor to Stop Online Child-Safety Legislation
Apple’s CEO called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after law passed requiring app stores to verify user ages.
Texas Senate approves $8.5B for public schools and teacher pay raises
It comes as Texas public schools have been struggling with budget deficits. Gov. Greg Abbott made teacher pay raises an ...
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Texas lawmakers push to regulate AI in government and the tech industry
As the state seeks to put guardrails around the fast-growing technology, some critics say the bill doesn’t go far enough to ...