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TEXAS HISTORY MINUTE
Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00am
this point, left from the Mississippi River port at Natchez, Mississippi Territory, in April 1806 and pushed to the Red River.
Voucher bill passes Senate,arrives in House
Wed, 02/12/2025 - 5:00am
A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members.