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There are two competing visions to provide property owners tax relief that are advancing in the Texas House and Senate. The debate over school choice is heating up in Austin. And with two shootings at high school parking lots in North Texas, CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink speaks with the authors of key school safety bills in the House.

House budget writers have removed from an emergency spending bill nearly $3.9 billion that the Senate wanted to spend on customer rate relief for costs...

More than 380 supporters and opponents signed up Wednesday to testify on the proposal, which would allow parents to use state funds to send their children to private schools.

The analysis puts the first price tag on an education savings account for Texas and comes as the Senate has its first debate on the school voucher-like program.

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AUSTIN — Texas will have a budget surplus of $32.7 billion, up by nearly $6 billion from previous estimates, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar said Monday.

The state’s comptroller announced an additional $6 billion to the state’s projected budget surplus, sparking discussions about how to spend the cash. Including the surplus and transfers, there will be $188.2 billion in funds.

State leaders add $360 million to the $4 billion already spent on Operation Lone Star initiatives along the border with Mexico.

While there are several priorities that are deserving of state investment, we encourage lawmakers to put students at the top of the list.

Increasing the per-student allotment to reflect record inflation is a first step