School voucher bill advances to Texas Senate amid funding concerns

The controversial bill has Democrats and public school advocates arguing public dollars should stay with public education. SAN ANTONIO — The Texas House forwarded a bill to the Senate that would use $1 billion from taxpayers to fund school vouchers. It would create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), allowing Texas families to use public tax dollars … Read more

Texas school voucher bill advances to Senate amid funding concerns

The bill is controversial, and has democrats and public school advocates arguing public dollars should stay with public education. SAN ANTONIO — The Texas House forwarded a bill to the Senate that would use $1 billion from taxpayers to fund school vouchers. It would create Education Savings Accounts (ESA), allowing Texas families to use public … Read more

Texas House advances $1B voucher bill to Senate

The bill is controversial, and has democrats and public school advocates arguing public dollars should stay with public education. SAN ANTONIO — The Texas House forwarded a bill to the Senate that would use $1 billion from taxpayers to fund school vouchers. It would create Education Savings Accounts (ESA), allowing Texas families to use public … Read more

Parents of Texas track meet stabbing suspect speak on ‘wave of falsehoods’ in press conference

Next Generation officials said the press conference will be a “critical” opportunity for the public to hear directly from the Anthony family. DALLAS — The parents of Karmelo Anthony — the Frisco teenager accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a track meet earlier this month — spoke to media for the first time at … Read more

As legal battle continues over ITC building, UTSA mum on demolition timeline and plans for the land

The group hoping to preserve the 57-year-old Brutalist structure has appealed a judge’s ruling allowing demolition to continue. SAN ANTONIO — It’s been a busy two weeks for the Conservation Society of San Antonio and its efforts to halt demolition work at the Texas Pavilion, which up until last year housed the Institute of Texan … Read more