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Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President Donald Trump.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 8h

Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law

The program — which reserves one-fifth of the $1 billion budget for families making about $160,000 per year or more — will officially launch at the start of the 2026-27 school year.

Houston Chronicle · 8h

Texas Senate approves private school voucher bill and sends it to Gov. Greg Abbott

Parents will be able to access thousands of dollars in state funds to pay for private education or homeschooling for their kids.

Texas, Young Mother

UPI on MSN · 20h

Texas executes 41-year-old man convicted of killing young mother in 2004

The State of Texas has executed a 41-year-old man convicted of the 2004 brutal murder of a 20-year-old mother, making Moises Sandoval Mendoza the 13th death row inmate to have their sentence carried out this year.

USA Today · 15h

Texas executes Moises Mendoza for 2004 murder of young mother

Moises Mendoza, 40, was executed by lethal injection in Texas on April 23 for the 2004 rape and murder of 20-year-old Rachelle O'Neil Tolleson.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Texas Man Is Executed for the 2004 Strangling and Stabbing Death of a Young Mother

A Texas man convicted of fatally strangling and stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening as the victim's mother and other relatives looked on. Moises Sandoval Mendoza,

Texas Lottery’s top executive resigns

USA TODAY on MSN · 9h

Texas Lottery Commission head resigns amid state investigations into controversial wins

Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Ryan Mindell has resigned following state investigations into two controversial jackpot wins.

CNN · 2d

The Texas Lottery’s top executive resigns as scrutiny over big jackpot winners intensifies

The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned, the latest shake-up at the state’s retail gambling enterprise amid multiple investigations into jackpots in 2023 and earlier this year totaling nearly $200 million,

Texas Public Radio · 7h

Lotto.com sues Texas Lottery Commission over courier ban

Courier services, which buy and deliver lotto tickets on behalf of customers, are banned in Texas after two controversial lottery drawings.

Green Bay Packers pick Matthew Golden, Texas WR

USA TODAY · 1h

Green Bay Packers pick Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden: Draft profile, college stats, highlights

What to know about the Packers first-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, wide receiver Matthew Golden of Texas.

ESPN · 45m

Packers hope pick of Texas WR proves Golden

ESPN Draft analysts discuss Matthew Golden's strengths as a wide receiver and explain why the Packers struck gold with their choice.

NBC Sports on MSN · 2h

Packers draft Texas receiver Matthew Golden at No. 23

Golden is a big-play wide receiver who should provide Jordan Love with some big opportunities downfield. It was the first time since 2002 that the Packers took a wide receiver in

NFL, Texas and National Football League Draft

The Denver Post · 3h

Texas CB Jahdae Barron selected by Broncos with 20th overall pick in NFL draft

Denver on Thursday night selected Texas cornerback Jahdae Baron at No. 20 overall, adding a playmaking defender to an already strong secondary and bypassing offensive skill options in the process.

SFGate · 3h

Cincinnati Bengals take Texas A&M DE Shemar Stewart with No. 17 pick at NFL draft

The Cincinnati Bengals added playmaking defensive end Shemar Stewart of Texas A&M with the 17th overall pick Thursday night at the NFL draft. The Bengals had the 25th-ranked scoring defense in the NFL last season and hope Stewart's size and speed will help.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 3h

Which Texas A&M football players were drafted on Day 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft

How Texas A&M fared in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday: Shemar Stewart, edge The Cincinnati Bengals selected Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Stewart with the No. 17 overall pick. Stewart becomes the first Aggie selected in the first round since the Houston Texans took guard Kenyon Green 15th overall in 2022.

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Texas planning commission OKs Latter-day Saint temple, but only if spire shrinks and lights turn off

Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a Latter-day Saint temple but only if the name changes to include ...

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Texas wildlife refuge renamed for murdered 12-year-old, Jocelyn Nungaray, unveils signage: 'Her life mattered'

The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge became the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday to honor the life of ...

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Starbase Voters Head to Polls as Elon Musk's Texas City Dreams Near

Voters will decide whether or not to formally launch Starbase as a Texas town, which the SpaceX CEO has long pursued.

The Texas Tribune19h

CPS took a Texas newborn for three weeks. Now the family is suing.

The lawsuit says the state investigated the family without a proper hearing and determined it had “reason to believe” that ...

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Are Texas nonprofit hospitals providing enough charity care?

Medicare was covering much of it, but she still faced out-of-pocket expenses, including a $315 bill from Texas Health Harris ...

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