Articles tagged: Joe Deshotel
Quixotic Plan to Amend U.S. Constitution Passes Texas House
While many economist and critics decry the idea, the Texas House passed a resolution requesting that Congress convene a convention of states to consider amendin...Read More
Deshotel Bill Would Scrap Testing As Graduation Requirement
House Bill 1423 would lower the stakes of the STAAR test, by removing the requirement, on the books since 1994, that students pass state exams to graduate. Desh...Read More
Dan Patrick Unveils Plan to Promote Career and Technical Education in Texas Schools
Sen. Patrick's proposed bill pushes for more career and technical courses in public education. He unveiled his plan Thursday with House Democrat Joe Deshotel an...Read More
Bikers Rally at the Capitol for Tougher Highway Safety Laws, Their Own Personal Freedoms
More than 2,000 bikers overran the Texas Capitol Monday (not literally, they parked outside) to push for comprehensive motorcycle safety legislation: banning te...Read More