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Texas House Bill 588, commonly referred to as the "Top 10% Rule", is a Texas law passed in 1997. It was signed into law by then governor George W. Bush on May 20, 1997. The law guarantees Texas students who graduated in the top ten percent of their high school class automatic admission to all state-funded universities.
The bill became the Chapter 3812 Texas Special Districts Local Laws Code and the district began operation in August 2006. [ 1 ] Jim McIngvale , the owner of Gallery Furniture, a furniture business with a location in the Northside, refused to pay $48,000 in taxes to the management district that were assessed from 2005 to 2007; he paid taxes to ...
Eddie Bernice Johnson, first Black woman ever elected to public office from Dallas, first woman in Texas history to lead a major Texas House committee (the Labor Committee), and the first registered nurse elected to Congress. Julie Johnson, U.S. Representative (2025-present) Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr., father of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963 ...
House Bill 611 (Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake): Make it a crime to post on a public website a person’s home address or telephone number with the intent of harm or to threatened harm.
The 138th district of the Texas House of Representatives contains parts of northwestern Houston. The current representative is Lacey Hull, who was first elected in 2020. [1] [2] The district includes Jersey Village and other portions of the Cypress-Fairbanks (Cy-Fair) area. [3]
Texas overhauls community college funding to new outcomes-based model as called for in House Bill 8. Here's why it matters and how it'll affect ACC.
(The Center Square) – On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget. The proposals are nearly identical, allocating more ...
The 87th Texas Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas State Legislature met in Austin, Texas, from January 12, 2021, to May 31, 2021. [1] Governor Greg Abbott has announced three special legislative sessions during summer 2021.