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The proposed plan would include increased money for Texas public schools, raises for teachers and a “universal” education savings account program, Abbott said. It’s unclear whether the plan will influence bipartisan opposition in the Texas House.
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A district court has temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from issuing its new accountability ratings for Texas public schools after it sided with a number of school districts who sued the agency and have called the ratings “unlawful.”

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Tensions flared on Oct. 25 after Republicans voted to limit amendments to a controversial bill that would allow state and local police to arrest and jail undocumented immigrants.