Long Calendars Special Session a Possibility
AUSTIN AP today may decide if the 2nd Texas Legislature must save a special session to finish its workload. Negotiations over a 7 billion spending bill for state operations hit a wall as calendars filled with must bills loom Friday. Lt. Gov. Barnes and Rep. Healy led hours of talks as the bill neared printers with 45 million short of Senate demands.
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Austin debate on constitutional amendment shapes up for November vote
Lawmakers advanced a package of amendments touching state employee pay for presiding officers on boards, tax breaks, and school funding. The House tentatively approved changes raising lawmakers salaries and a voter automatic registration bill while bills on billboard distance and park commissions moved to the Senate for approval.
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Texas House approves bilingual education funding bill
The Texas House gave final approval to HB 1024 by Rep. Carlos Cruan of Corpus Christi. The measure authorizes state funding for bilingual education in districts, empowers the TEA to train bilingual teachers, and lets the State Board of Education contract for textbooks.
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Legislature approves TEA rules for teacher development leaves
The Texas House approves SB 549 to empower the Texas Education Agency to write rules governing developmental leaves for teachers while local boards retain grant power. The measure passed by voice vote as the session moves on. Colorado, the Centennial State, was admitted to the Union in 1876.
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