/tags/greg-abbott Greg Abbott en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 02 May 2025 16:53:33 GMT /politics/2025-05-02/abbott-billion-dollar-school-voucher-esa-law The sweeping legislation creates Education Savings Accounts, which allow parents to use state tax dollars toward private education costs. With $1 billion in initial funding, Texas� program is the largest day 1 plan of its kind in the nation. Fri, 02 May 2025 16:53:33 GMT /politics/2025-05-02/abbott-billion-dollar-school-voucher-esa-law Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-04-30/san-marcos-tx-city-council-resolution-ceasefire-gaza-genocide-israel-governor-greg-abbott-funding-antisemitism The City Council is set to vote on a resolution Tuesday. The governor called the measure antisemitic and said it violated state law. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:23:44 GMT /politics/2025-04-30/san-marcos-tx-city-council-resolution-ceasefire-gaza-genocide-israel-governor-greg-abbott-funding-antisemitism Maya Fawaz /texas/2025-04-29/texas-lottery-commission-passes-ban-on-purchasing-lotto-tickets-through-online-courier-services-investigations After several investigations and lawsuits, the Texas Lottery Commission has banned the purchase of lottery tickets by third parties. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:38:10 GMT /texas/2025-04-29/texas-lottery-commission-passes-ban-on-purchasing-lotto-tickets-through-online-courier-services-investigations Nina Banks /politics/2025-04-24/school-vouchers-bill-texas-greg-abbott Senate Bill 2 would create an education savings account program and has been Abbott’s top priority. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:04:09 GMT /politics/2025-04-24/school-vouchers-bill-texas-greg-abbott Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-04-23/texas-creates-its-own-doge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly Much like its Elon Musk-headed federal counterpart, the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office aims to eliminate waste, fraud and corruption in government. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:28:27 GMT /politics/2025-04-23/texas-creates-its-own-doge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly Blaise Gainey /texas/2025-04-21/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Ryan Mindell stepped down just days after marking one year as executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. Over the last few months, the agency's integrity has been questioned by state lawmakers and Gov. Greg Abbott. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:06:53 GMT /texas/2025-04-21/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Nina Banks /politics/2025-04-16/texas-house-billions-school-funding-voucher After hours of debate � and years of pushing from Gov. Greg Abbott � the Texas House approved a bill to create an Education Savings Account plan. The school voucher program would allow parents to use public funds toward private school costs. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:06:07 GMT /politics/2025-04-16/texas-house-billions-school-funding-voucher Blaise Gainey, Nina Banks, Lucio Vasquez /politics/2025-04-09/texas-house-session-dustin-burrows-brian-harrison Since the 89th Legislature kicked off in January, the Texas Senate has passed nearly 200 bills. But as of Wednesday morning, their counterparts in the House have only passed 16. Why is that? Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:45:08 GMT /politics/2025-04-09/texas-house-session-dustin-burrows-brian-harrison Blaise Gainey /austin/2025-04-07/texas-department-of-transportation-austin-tx-return-to-office-policy-work-parking-spaces-garage The agency put the brakes on a plan to build a larger parking structure at the campus, which opened in 2022. It cited an abundance of remote workers. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:25:48 GMT /austin/2025-04-07/texas-department-of-transportation-austin-tx-return-to-office-policy-work-parking-spaces-garage Andrew Weber /texas/2025-04-03/governor-greg-abbott-return-to-work-policy-remote-hybrid-tx-state-workers State workers came back to cramped offices and packed parking lots this week. They said the new policy is unworkable. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /texas/2025-04-03/governor-greg-abbott-return-to-work-policy-remote-hybrid-tx-state-workers Andrew Weber