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Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.
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The Texas House impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton with bipartisan approval in May 2023. The Texas Senate ultimately voted to acquit him.
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Under SB 2, families enrolling their children in private school would receive $10,000 per year, or $11,500 if the student has a disability, through what’s called an education savings account. Supporters say it would be “the largest day one ESA program in the nation.”
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The state ethics commission passed new transparency rules after The Texas Newsroom reported that Attorney General Ken Paxton had not disclosed information about several properties he or his blind trust owns.
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Texas senators got an update from universities on steps they are taking to comply with a new state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs on their campuses. Lawmakers also heard testimony on free speech in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests.
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Lots of important primary races will be decided Tuesday night, including the candidate who will go on to challenge Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Paxton, who has been suspended, faced 16 articles of impeachment tied to allegations that he abused his office to protect a political donor. The Senate vote reinstates Paxton as attorney general.
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After nine days of emotional testimony and unexpected twists, the impeachment trial of the suspended Texas attorney general has nearly come to a close. While senators deliberate his fate, we looked back at the trial’s most memorable moments.
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The historic impeachment trial against the suspended attorney general is coming to a close.
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The historic trial against the suspended attorney general is coming to a close.