The 89th legislative session wrapped up Monday, concluding any business lawmakers have been working on for the past five months. And while the tension between the House and Senate has subsided, the grief lawmakers feel for the bills that didn't quite make it is ever-present.
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The settlement in House v. NCAA brings an end to the NCAA's long-standing tradition of amateurism. Starting this fall, schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million.
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Deported migrants have been stuck at a military base in Djibouti for over two weeks — and ICE officers are also there, guarding them 24 hours a day.
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Lawmakers sought to close gaps in education and support funding for agriculture, disaster preparedness and health care this year.
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Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.
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House Bill 2 includes $4.2 billion for pay raises and nearly $2 billion to overhaul special education.
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Republican state Rep. Brooks Landgraf proposed the ban after a fire at an Odessa area chemical storage facility that allegedly filled a nearby neighborhood with “black sludge.” House Bill 3866 is now on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
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