Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion
Texas’ chief financial officer requested that lawmakers double the amount of money available for the state’s private school…
‘First of Its Kind’ Texas Property Tax Analysis Finds Declining ISD Levies, Growth in Overall Revenue | Taxes & Spending
Property taxes have ballooned over the last decade, but so has the share of Texas homeowners who pay…
Abbott orders review of Texas school district spending | State News
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ordering a review of how public school districts spend taxpayer…
Greg Abbott singles out Austin, El Paso ISDs in call for audits into ‘administrative bloat’
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday asked Texas’ new comptroller to examine the spending of up to four school…
Texas Funds Education Freedom Accounts For 85,344 Students Amid Record Demand
Students raise their hand during a classroom lesson. | Image courtesy of Texas Education Freedom Accounts. Texas has…
Huffines takes over Texas comptroller office months before midterms
Former state Sen. Don Huffines adopted his new role as Texas’ chief financial officer after a swearing-in ceremony…
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: July 2-8 • The Austin Chronicle
Disability Lawsuit Protest: Disability rights advocates gathered outside of the Capitol last Friday, July 3, to protest the…
Don Huffines appointed as Texas Comptroller | Central Austin
“I’m honored by the trust Governor Abbott has placed in me,” Huffines said in a statement. “My commitment…
Don Huffines appointed as Texas Comptroller | Central Austin
“I’m honored by the trust Governor Abbott has placed in me,” Huffines said in a statement. “My commitment…
Gov. Abbott taps Don Huffines for Texas CFO opening
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed Don Huffines, a former Republican state senator, to be comptroller of public…
Poll shows Cornyn, Paxton in tight runoff race for Republican U.S. Senate nomination
New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don’t want…
Runoffs, Realignments, and Record Turnout – Houston Public Media
On this episode of Party Politics, co-hosts Jeronimo Cortina and Brandon Rottinghaus go into overtime after one of…