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Texas House Passes Bill to Abolish the Lottery Commission

Ahead of a Tuesday deadline to pass Senate bills this session, the Texas House has approved legislation to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission and reform lottery operations after multiple scandals have rocked the agency. Authored by State Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood),...

House Passes Weakened Higher Education Reform Bill

A priority proposal to reform Texas’ higher education institutions has cleared a key legislative hurdle in the House on Saturday, but several key provisions were jettisoned in the process. In its original version, Senate Bill 37—proposed by State Sen. Brandon...