/tags/2015-legislative-session 2015 Legislative Session en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:37:34 GMT /politics/2015-09-28/better-know-your-ballot-the-proposition-1-homestead-exemption While the presidential election is getting a lot of headlines, that’s not until next year. But one of the seven amendments to the state constitution on� Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:37:34 GMT /politics/2015-09-28/better-know-your-ballot-the-proposition-1-homestead-exemption Ben Philpott /texas/2015-05-14/house-oks-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abortions From the Texas Tribune:Minors seeking to obtain abortions without parental consent would face more restrictions under a bill that received preliminary� Thu, 14 May 2015 13:19:30 GMT /texas/2015-05-14/house-oks-bill-restricting-minors-seeking-abortions Alexa Ura /education/2015-05-06/some-texas-lawmakers-want-to-decriminalize-truancy-but-those-on-the-frontlines-arent-so-sure Fourteen-year-old Karyme* has missed 14 days of eighth grade this school year. Her school, part of the Manor Independent School District, has taken her� Wed, 06 May 2015 12:39:22 GMT /education/2015-05-06/some-texas-lawmakers-want-to-decriminalize-truancy-but-those-on-the-frontlines-arent-so-sure /education/2015-03-25/texas-house-wants-to-tackle-school-finance-during-session In a somewhat surprising move, the state House Public Education committee Chair announced Wednesday that the house will try to tackle the state’s school� Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:46:51 GMT /education/2015-03-25/texas-house-wants-to-tackle-school-finance-during-session /education/2015-03-12/map-if-the-voucher-bill-passes-how-much-would-travis-county-private-schools-cost For the 61 percent of economically disadvantaged students who attend Austin Public Schools, private school tuition might seem impossible for their� Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:23:27 GMT /education/2015-03-12/map-if-the-voucher-bill-passes-how-much-would-travis-county-private-schools-cost Andrew Weber /texas/2015-03-03/why-texas-deletes-vaccine-records-from-state-registry With vaccines in the news the past couple months, you might have got to wondering about your own.Remember that card with a record of all of your shots on� Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:34:33 GMT /texas/2015-03-03/why-texas-deletes-vaccine-records-from-state-registry /education/2015-02-20/texas-lawmaker-wants-cameras-in-special-ed-classrooms Texas Senator Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville) wants to allow school districts to put video cameras in special education classrooms in public schools and� Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:57:39 GMT /education/2015-02-20/texas-lawmaker-wants-cameras-in-special-ed-classrooms /education/2015-02-04/bipartisan-full-day-pre-k-bill-wont-increase-standardized-tests Two members of the Texas House have filed a bipartisan bill that would help school districts fund full day pre-kindergarten programs as long as they� Wed, 04 Feb 2015 18:52:58 GMT /education/2015-02-04/bipartisan-full-day-pre-k-bill-wont-increase-standardized-tests /politics/2015-01-23/what-to-watch-in-the-texas-state-budget Agenda Texas is KUT's weekly report on the Texas Legislative session. Each week we'll take a deeper look into the policies being considered and explain� Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:04:36 GMT /politics/2015-01-23/what-to-watch-in-the-texas-state-budget Ben Philpott /texas/2015-01-19/texas-nursing-homes-could-get-licenses-revoked-under-three-strikes-bill A bill filed Friday in the Texas Senate would lead to revoking the license of any nursing home with three or more violations. State Sen. Charles� Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:18:27 GMT /texas/2015-01-19/texas-nursing-homes-could-get-licenses-revoked-under-three-strikes-bill