Month: June 2009

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Students will still be required to pass standardized tests to be promoted to the next grade but the exams won’t be as high stakes as they are now under a school [Read More…]

A look at some bills that made it, and some that didn’t, so far in the regular session of the 81st Texas Legislature, which ends Monday. PASSED, SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOV. RICK PERRY

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ An angry Sen. John Carona is vowing to wage a filibuster over a bill renewing the Texas Transportation Commission, the state’s road-building agency. That could come later Monday — the last [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The Texas House has approved a compromise on a windstorm insurance system overhaul, an item that could have forced a special legislative session if it remained unresolved. The compromise plan must [Read More…]