A special election runoff in Texas Senate (SD) 9 results in a dramatic party flip in a Republican stronghold.

Texas schools are receiving short-term stability in key federal supports but no new fiscal capacity to address growing student needs, staffing challenges, or service mandates.

Senate Finance will study lowering the homestead exemption age from 65 to 55, and Senate Education will study the influence of federal or state-designated hostile agents or their surrogates on public schools.