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Texas schools get new student assessment system to help learning
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Apr 2026
Texas is changing how schools test students to focus on helping them learn better, not just measuring scores.
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Texas is changing how schools test students to focus on helping them learn better, not just measuring scores.
Read policy →HB 310 limits campaign contributions to state leaders during special legislative sessions in Texas.
Read policy →Texas law establishes new districts for electing U.S. House members from Texas.
Read policy →Texas is requiring a new form with seller and buyer information before people can record property transfers st…
Read policy →Senate Bill 10 modifies how local governments in Texas calculate the highest tax rates they can set without vo…
Read policy →HB 312 gives cities and counties the power to hold elections asking voters if they want a new local sales tax …
Read policy →Texas is studying how to protect recreational vehicles and temporary homes in flood-risk areas.
Read policy →Texas HB 265 updates youth camp safety rules, requires staff background checks, and creates a safety committee…
Read policy →Texas is requiring police departments to keep separate files on officers with details about their work and any…
Read policy →Texas Legislature proposes expanding Medicaid to more people using federal funds.
Read policy →A Texas law proposal that restricts who can buy semiautomatic rifles and increases penalties for illegal sales…
Read policy →HB 319 would require Texas employers to give workers one paid sick hour for every 30 hours worked.
Read policy →HB 318 would let Texas utilities buy power from outside the ERCOT grid and connect to other power networks.
Read policy →Texas is forming a council to study how climate change affects our health, safety, and economy.
Read policy →Texas is considering a new law to help more Texans get Medicaid health coverage using federal funds.
Read policy →House Bill 315 would require Texas employers to pay workers at least $15 an hour starting in September 2025.
Read policy →A Texas law would require judges and prison officials to tell people they may be able to vote after completing…
Read policy →HB 313 requires Texas prisons to keep indoor temperatures between 65 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
Read policy →Texas will study how much groundwater can be safely used in Southeast Texas before allowing new water export p…
Read policy →Texas requires cities and counties to install warning sirens in areas hit hard by recent floods to alert peopl…
Read policy →Texas passed a new law to make youth camps safer by adding flood protections, emergency plans, and a public li…
Read policy →Texas passed a new law that makes youth camps prepare emergency plans to keep kids safe during fires, floods, …
Read policy →Texas law now lets voters cast ballots in their registered precinct if they move within the same county.
Read policy →Texas passes a new law that makes property theft and fraud crimes with specific time limits for prosecution.
Read policy →Starting January 2026, Texas cities can give builders money discounts for water-saving building projects.
Read policy →Texas passed a law that allows trafficking victims to use their exploitation as a legal defense against charge…
Read policy →Texas passed a law requiring counties with over 3.3 million people to let voters decide on police and sheriff …
Read policy →Starting December 2025, Texas pharmacists can dispense ivermectin without a prescription if they follow state …
Read policy →Texas now allows large counties to exempt nonprofit farms and youth programs from property taxes starting Janu…
Read policy →Texas creates a system to help residents find trusted nonprofits for disaster donations and creates harsher pe…
Read policy →New Texas law prevents lawmakers and their supporters from accepting campaign donations or paying certain expe…
Read policy →House Bill 16 updates how Texas courts work, adding new districts and changing rules about court documents and…
Read policy →Texas passed a law that restricts how abortion-inducing drugs can be made, sold, and delivered in the state.
Read policy →Texas dedicates $280 million to help communities prepare for disasters, improve weather forecasting, and recov…
Read policy →Texas passed a law giving the state attorney general the power to prosecute people who break election laws.
Read policy →Texas passed a law requiring government buildings to designate bathrooms and changing rooms by sex.
Read policy →Our state leaders passed a special resolution to remember and celebrate the life of James Bruce Bugg Jr., a va…
Read policy →The city's plan to build or preserve 37,000 affordable units by 2030 — here's what's happening in your neighbo…
Read policy →A $2.5 billion bond to fund flood mitigation projects across Harris County — including Third Ward, Fifth Ward,…
Read policy →Texas expanded SNAP eligibility for certain households in 2025 — you may now qualify even if you did not befor…
Read policy →Harris County is expanding mental health crisis services — new mobile response teams, diversion programs, and …
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