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Texas bill to overhaul STAAR test clears the House but faces a skeptical Senate

What this does is remove testing from being the center of gravity for the year the way that it is now,” state Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, said on the House floor this week. “The days of teaching to the test,

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Texas House passes legislation to remove STAAR test, replace with multiple new tests

The Texas House voted with near unanimous approval to pass HB4, which would replace the STAAR test with new forms of standardized testing for K-12 schools. This comes after the Texas Senate passed a similar,

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Texas House votes to scrap STAAR exam in favor of shorter tests

State Rep. Brad Buckley, a Republican from Salado, said the lengthy tests don’t accurately measure knowledge and place too much pressure on students.

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Texas House members caught using new method to vote for no-shows

Several Texas House members appear to have a new vote strategy—using extend-o-sticks to reach the buttons to indicate their ...

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Texas House sends bill that could increase cost of gender transition health care to governor's desk

The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide ...

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After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limiting kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries

The bill would bar those under 18 from checking out books with sexually explicit material without parental permission.

'A gift to our mothers': Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill

The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators extended it to all mothers.

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Texas House advances bill expanding compassionate use of medical cannabis

House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3 ...

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It’s not just about vouchers and school funding; here are other Texas public education bills you should track

Student discipline, uncertified teachers, and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the ...

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Texas medical marijuana: House expected to pass bill to expand Compassionate-Use Program

House Bill 46 would allow Texas veterans and expand medical conditions that qualify for the Texas' medical marijuana program.

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'She is obviously devastated' | 6 dogs die during house fire in Texas; more than 30 rescued from foster home

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Six dogs have died, and more than 30 were rescued during a house fire Friday morning in far west Bexar ...

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Texas House panel approves bail restrictions sought by Gov. Greg Abbott

The bipartisan version of the bill advancing in the House does not go as far as the Texas Republican has pushed in recent ...

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