AUSTIN, Texas (KXXV) — The Texas Senate made significant strides this week, passing over half of the top 40 legislative priorities for the session in a matter of days.
Several passed bills aim to tackle long-standing concerns about the state's education system, particularly efforts to improve teacher pay and provide additional resources to underfunded schools and mental health issues.
While the Senate's actions have been quick and decisive, some more controversial proposals, particularly those related to tax cuts and the expansion of specific social programs, have sparked debate among lawmakers.
More discussions are likely in the next few weeks as Texas lawmakers work to create solutions and implement these proposals with constituents' needs and concerns.
Priority Bills That Already Passed:
- Senate Bill 2 – Providing School Choice
- Senate Bill 3 – Banning THC in Texas
- Senate Bill 4 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $140,000 ($150,000 for Seniors)
- Senate Bill 5 – Combatting Dementia and Alzheimer’s – Establishing DPRIT (Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
- Senate Bill 6 – Increasing Texas’ Electric Grid Reliability
- Senate Bill 9 – Reforming Bail – Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets
- Senate Bill 10 – Placing the Ten Commandments in School
- Senate Bill 11 – Protecting the Freedom to Pray in School
- Senate Bill 12 – Establishing a Parental Bill of Rights in Public Education
- Senate Bill 13 – Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools
- Senate Bill 15 – Removing Barriers to Housing Affordability
- Senate Bill 17 – Stopping Foreign Adversary Land Grabs
- Senate Bill 18 – Stopping Drag Time Story Hour
- Senate Bill 19 – Stopping Taxpayer Dollars for Lobbyists
- Senate Bill 20 – Stopping AI-Generated Child Pornography
- Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve
- Senate Bill 25 – Making Texas Healthy Again
- Senate Bill 26 – Increasing Teacher Pay
- Senate Bill 28 – Banning Lottery Couriers
- Senate Bill 35 – Competing for Quality Roads
- Senate Bill 40 – Stopping Taxpayer-Funded Bail
“I look forward to swift action from Speaker Burrows and the Texas House so these vital reforms to strengthen our state can pass and become law.”
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