Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has made a request to legislators to double funding for the state's private school voucher program. The proposed amount is $2 billion. A significant number of students are waiting to participate, with over 100,000 on the waitlist.
Critics of the program argue that there is little evidence to support its expansion. They claim that vouchers have not delivered on their promises, which raises questions about justifying increased funding.
Further details about the request and the program's effectiveness are available from the source. The proposal's outcome and potential impact on the state's education system are not specified in the initial report.
Two men were arrested last week in connection with a 2025 fatal shooting that resulted in the death of a teenage girl, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Alianna Nicole Ujueta , 17, was shot and killed by Deshawn Suggs on Sept. 28, 2025, at a house party i...
A recent series of grass fires in Castle Hills appears to be the work of one or more arsonists, according to the city’s fire chief. Chief Jim Ladewig said there have been four fires along a stretch near Loop 410 and West Avenue in the past month. Two of them happened within an ho...
DALLAS — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness,” reversing course on previous positions he took while in the Texas House opposing restrictions on trans...
A recall of imported ready-to-eat pork jowl includes products shipped to distributors and food service locations in Texas, federal food safety officials said Sunday. Prime Line Distributors Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Ferrarini USA Inc., of Hoboken, New Jersey, are rec...
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