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Local and state police officers in Texas may soon be able to question and arrest people they suspect crossed into the state illegally.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Tuesday called for parents to contact their state representatives and encourage them to get school choice “across the finish line.” 

Gov. Greg Abbott rallies Texas parents around school choice as a special session brings school reform bills forward in the House and Senate.

Teachers were the only state employees to not receive a raise in the regular session.

Just hours after the Texas Senate approved its priority school voucher bill, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would add teacher raises and public school funding to his special session agenda if the Texas Legislature passes vouchers. Abbott, who spoke Thursday at a parental rights event organized by the conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation, […]

Gov. Abbott said he'll add teacher raises and public school funding to his special session agenda if the Texas Legislature passes vouchers.

Just hours after the Texas Senate approved its priority school voucher bill, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would add teacher raises and public school funding to his special session agenda

Though lawmakers have drafted a bill to increase public school funding and issue teacher raises, they cannot pass during the special session unless Abbott adds them to his agenda. Teachers were the only state employees to not receive a raise in the regular session.

Just hours after the Senate gave initial approval to its priority school voucher bill, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would add teacher raises and public school funding to his special

Though lawmakers have drafted a bill to increase public school funding and teacher salaries, it cannot pass during the special session unless Abbott adds those issues to his agenda. Teachers were the only state employees to not receive a raise in the regular session.