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Texas Senate OKs plan for $3 billion dementia research center. Here's how it would work.
The center would "accelerate research into dementia, attracting top talent to our state and creating high quality jobs," Sen. Joan Huffman said.
Texas Senate advances bill to start a $3 billion dementia research fund
The legislation would require voters to approve the $3 billion start-up cost, and then the fund would be maintained at no more than $300 million annually.
Texas Senate passes bill that would establish state crypto reserve
The Texas Senate on Thursday passed a measure that would establish a state-controlled cryptocurrency reserve. The move comes just days after President Donald Trump announced plans to create a U.S. crypto strategic reserve.
Texas Senate passes Bitcoin strategic reserve bill
The Texas Senate has approved Senate Bill 21 (SB-21), which establishes a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency strategic reserve.
The Texas Senate wants more — and smaller — starter homes in new neighborhoods
The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.
Texas State Bitcoin Reserve Gets Closer With Senate Bill Passage
Amid national chatter, the state of Texas edged closer to establishing its own Bitcoin reserve Thursday with a bill passing the Senate.
Texas Senate endorses $3 billion institute to research dementia treatment, cures
Approved 30-1, legislation creating a dementia research institute funded with $3 billion in state money next goes to the Texas House.
Future of dementia research up for a vote in Texas Senate
Read more Texas Senators will convene in the high chamber on Wednesday morning to debate and vote on the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), an initiative that will infuse $3 billion of state money over the next 10 years to find a cure for one of the most cruel diseases impacting Texans.
Bill approved to create the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
The Senate approved a bill to create the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. There was emotional testimony as lawmakers debated the bill.
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Texas countywide voting bill would allow fewer polling sites
Bill 985 would revise a 2023 law that raised the minimum number of voting locations. County election officials say they’ve ...
Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
Texas Senate revives push for Ten Commandments, prayer in schools
The measures failed in 2023, but are a priority again for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after Louisiana mandated the Commandments in ...
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Industry Protests Texas Senate Bill That Would Ban Hemp-Derived THC Products Currently Available Across The State
What they’re all screaming about is, ‘We want regulation, but we want it the way we want it.'” By Jasper Scherer, The Texas ...
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Texas Senate bills target nutrition standards in public schools, grocery stores
Senate Bill 314 would ban certain food additives from free and reduced-price meals served in public schools. Senate Bill 25 ...
With Texas facing soaring electricity demand, the politics of energy quietly shift at the Capitol
Texas faces a massive surge in demand for electricity due to an increase of large users like crypto mining facilities, in addition to population growth and more extreme weather. And policymakers are ...
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Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
SB 13 would require that school boards, rather than librarians, have the final say over which new books or materials can be ...
Here's how special education could change in Texas under a private school voucher program
Texas lawmakers want to give special education students larger vouchers. What if private schools run out of space or refuse ...