The $7.8 billion school funding bill proposed by the Texas Senate and agreed to by the governor and House speaker is the largest infusion of new dollars into public education in the state’s history, said state Sen. Brandon Creighton, a Conroe Republican who authored the package, in a legislative hearing on Thursday.

Student discipline, uncertified teachers and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the Texas Legislature this session.

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used to help qualifying students pay for private school tuition. "Today is the culmination of a movement that has swept across the state and our country," Abbott said Saturday.