Lawmakers agree on $8 billion school funding package
Leaders from the Texas House and Senate have agreed on an $8 billion school funding package, which is being called the largest in state history, The Dallas Morning News reported.
The latest version of House Bill 2 was unveiled at a Senate hearing Thursday. It would give the state major discretion in deciding how the funds are spent, from teacher pay raises to special education to school safety.
Canadian, Texas, May 15, 2025 — The Citadelle Art Museum honors the lives and legacy of its founders, Malouf and Therese Abraham, whose deep love for art, education, and community laid the foundation for what The Citadelle has become—and what it will continue to be.
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Abbott signs voucher bill into law
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Week of April 29-May 5, 2025
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Citations
• Karen Janelle Hardin, Canadian; speeding; 05/01/25
• Nathan Thomas Bollman, Canadian; speeding; 05/01/25
House bill proposes new standardized test
A Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance to one another rather than state-set standards, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
House Bill 4 would also create benchmark tests to measure students’ academic performance throughout the year.
Week of April 22-28, 2025
Misdemeanor Arrests
• Haziel Zavier Rivera-Gonzalez, 18, Garden City, Kansas; driving while intoxicated; 04/24/25; LCSO
• Raymond Kent Garza, 34, Canadian; Class C health and safety violation, littering on roadway, Class C liquor violation, public intoxication; HCSO
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