by TFR Staff | Oct 12, 2023 | News, Texe Lege
What does it say about a state that has to pay off government schools and those within the government school system in order to potentially adopt a school choice system that benefits only some students? That scenario is exactly what is playing out right now in the...
by Andrew McVeigh | Oct 9, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
The third special session of the year has officially started, with the Texas House and Texas Senate both convening this afternoon. Tensions between the two chambers and members of leadership are high after a strained regular session, two special sessions, and a...
by Vance Ginn | Oct 9, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News, Texe Lege
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is again promoting what could be universal school choice during the third special session in Texas that starts on Oct. 9th. That would be among the best actions Texas can make, the other being eliminating property taxes. School choice...
by Andrew McVeigh | Oct 5, 2023 | 88th TXLege, News
Rumors had abounded for months that Governor Abbott was going to call a third special session to address so-called “school choice.” The third special session of the year has officially been called by Governor Abbott, with the State Legislature to convene in Austin at...
by Andrew McVeigh | Sep 28, 2023 | Texe Lege
The Fiscal Implications of an Unsecured Border and Illegal Immigration 232,972. That’s how many illegal immigrants were encountered on our southern border in August alone, with over 181,000 apprehensions. That is up from 183,494 encounters in July and 144,570 in...