The high-priority bill boosts per-student funding and reduces property taxes across the state.
Dennis Bonnen
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Analysis: Texas conservatives, in search of a new nemesis
The conservative groups who made a feast of former House Speaker Joe Straus for 10 years have a new target: Straus successor Dennis Bonnen.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Some Texas gun rights groups oppose a state-funded gun storage safety campaign. But not the NRA.
Some gun rights groups want Gov. Greg Abbott to veto a line item in the Texas budget that puts $1 million toward a public safety campaign on gun storage. But one powerful bloc isn’t actively opposing the measure: the National Rifle Association.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Through the lens: The 86th Texas Legislature in photos
Take a look back at the 2019 regular legislative session as seen through the lenses of Texas Tribune photographers.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas lawmakers are done. Here are this session’s winners and losers.
The 86th legislative session is in the history books. Who’s up and who’s down after the 140-day marathon in Austin?
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Texas Legislature 2019
To pass school finance and property tax bills, Texasโ legislative leaders had to choose cooperation over combativeness
In the past, personalities got in the way of policy at the Texas Capitol. This year, state leaders refused to let that happen.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas’ legislative leaders say they have a deal on school finance and property tax reform
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced they have finalized the details of the three bills that will accomplish their top policy goals.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Watch Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dennis Bonnen announce school finance deal
The “Big Three” spoke to news outlets as the Texas legislative session neared its end.
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Texas Legislature 2019
“People were giving us lip service”: Texas cities’ legislative efforts have struggled this year
When weighing in on issues like property taxes, the main interest group representing cities has encountered skepticism.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas lawmakers see a more engaged Gov. Greg Abbott. Will it pay off?
Once knocked as detached, the governor has become more involved in a legislative session hinging on two big-ticket items he’s prioritized: school finance and property tax reform.
