Abbott calls for property tax relief, teacher pay raises, school choice
Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities
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Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities
The questionnaires are to be completed and submitted by supervisors by Tuesday afternoon.
One of Abbott's biggest priorities is funding his school choice program.
The Temporary Protected Status designation has been used by Republican and Democratic administrations to grant temporary immigration protections to migrants.
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas the state will do whatever it takes to secure the southern border. The Lt. Governor also discussed taxpayer-funded education savings accounts, property tax relief, the state's abortion law, and more. Democratic North Texas Congressman, Marc Veasey, blasted President Trump's policies. (Original air date: February 2, 2025.)
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas the state will do whatever it takes to secure the southern border. His comments follow a number of Executive Orders issued by Governor Greg Abbott for state agencies to cooperate with the Trump administration.
The DOJ's decision to delete Jan. 6 case summaries and related webpages has also drawn the ire of one of the rioters.
One of three soldiers aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was involved in the deadly midair collision outside Washington, D.C., was identified as Capt. Rebecca Lobach.
"There's no way we're undermining public education," Lt. Governor Dan Patrick tells Jack Fink. He insisted the $1 billion school choice bill won't take away funding for public schools, and is pushing back against criticism of the school voucher proposal.
During an interview with Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink, the Lt. Governor discussed taxpayer-funded education savings accounts, property tax relief, the state's abortion law, and more.
Rohit Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since President Trump took office on Jan. 20.
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the FAA and the controllers' union.
"It's bad. I've been with the agency for over 33 years and I've never seen anything like this," said Marie Owens-Powell, president of the union that represents more than 8,500 EPA employees.
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
The DHS proposal would terminate a Biden administration program that allowed more than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to fly to the U.S.
